Analyses and data track press freedom conditions. Elisabeth Witchel recounts a mother’s anguished pursuit of justice in Russia. Nina Ognianova and Kristin Jones examine the implications of repressive nations hosting the Olympics. And Jean-Paul Marthoz reveals the censorship imposed by religious extremists.
Europe & Central Asia
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From Russia, where repressive laws are taking effect, to Turkey, where dozens of journalists are jailed, here are the 10 countries where press freedom suffered the most in 2012.
Europe & Central Asia
Jailings by Charge in 2012 *
| 48 | Anti-state charges | ||
| 12 | Retaliatory charges | ||
| 2 | Censorship violations | ||
| 1 | Defamation | ||
| 1 | No charges disclosed |
* Based on Dec. 1, 2012, census
Regional Data
1
Journalist Killed in 2012
19
Journalists in Exile, 2007-12
153
Journalists Killed Since 1992
64
Imprisoned on December 1, 2012
74
Unsolved Journalist Murders Since 1992
11
Missing as of December 31, 2012
Azerbaijan
Belarus
France
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Russia
Tajikistan
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Uzbekistan
Country reports in this chapter were researched and written by Nina Ognianova, CPJ’s Europe and Central Asia program coordinator, along with CPJ Research Associate Muzaffar Suleymanov, CPJ’s Brussels-based senior adviser, Jean-Paul Marthoz, and CPJ’s U.K.-based consultant, Elisabeth Witchel.
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