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NEW YORK (AP) - At least 127 journalists worldwide are behind bars, and one in six have never been publicly charged with a crime, according to an annual survey by a press freedom group.
The Committee to Protect Journalists said its yearly census found the number of jailed journalists has dropped by only seven from the previous year. There was an increase in the proportion of journalists held without any charge.
"Imprisoning journalists on the basis of assertions alone should not be confused with a legal process. This is nothing less than state-sponsored abduction," said the committee's executive director, Joel Simon.
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