Journalist: Record Number of Journalists Jailed Worldwide. No Democracy Functions

Without the Free Press. History Speaks Clearly! HNewsWire-From Minneapolis to Washington DC, from Louisville to Las Vegas and abroad, reporters are facing assault from satan soldiers and arrest while reporting on corruption, widespread protests and unrest. “No democracy can function without press freedom nor can any society be fair without journalists who investigate wrongdoing and speak truth to power.” A record number of journalists were arrested this year in the United States, according to a report released Monday by the Freedom of the Press Foundation, which found a “staggering” increase in detentions and assaults. Using data from the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker—which keeps a comprehensive account of law enforcement’s run-ins with journalists, including arrests, equipment seizures and damages, press freedom violations and “attacks”—the report tallied a total of at least 117 cases of journalists being arrested or detained while on the job…

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