A total of 320 journalists across the world are behind bars, and seven of these mediapersons are incarcerated in India, as per the 2023 prison census report by the Committee to Protect Journalists.
The report which collated data until December 1 last year said the total count of jailed journalists is the second-highest since the census began in 1992, indicating the “entrenched authoritarianism and the vitriol of governments” against independent voices.
