CPJ: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Egypt Among Worst Journalist Jailers
Marthe van der Wolf December 18, 2013 ADDIS ABABA — The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists says Eritrea, Ethiopia and Egypt have the highest number of imprisoned journalists on the African continent. The three countries are also on the worldwide top-ten list of worst journalist jailers. A new survey released Wednesday by the Committee to Protect Journalists indicates 34 African journalists are in jails in northeast Africa. Tom Rhodes, the group’s East Africa representative based in Nairobi, says the Horn of Africa is particularly problematic because the governments there do not tolerate dissent. “I think they have been on this list year-in, year-out simply because of the governments’ lack of tolerance towards any kind criticism. Every time a reporter reports something critically, they throw them in jail,” he said. WATCH: CPJ Video East African Journalists in Exile In Ethiopia, seven of the 34 journalists are in jail. But the government here insists th