Presenting OneFreePress inaugural list of “10 Most Urgent” cases of journalists whose global press freedoms are being abused or whose cases demand justice. OneFreePress
Yahoo News is a member of the One Free Press Coalition, and is publishing the group’s first “10 Most Urgent” list below to highlight the increasingly dangerous climate for journalism and free expression around the world, in an effort to roll back repressive anti-press policies.
3. Eman Al Nafjan : Women’s rights blogger imprisoned in Saudi Arabia. Al Nafjan, founder of the Saudiwoman’s Weblog, was sent to prison in relation to her reporting on elections, human rights activists, and the fight for women to have the right to drive in Saudi Arabia. She is one of at least 16 Saudi journalists behind bars, according to CPJ’s most recent census of imprisoned journalists.
6. Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mohamed : Blogger languishes in jail for commentary on religion. Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mohamed was arrested in 2014 for an article he wrote criticizing the Mauritanian caste system and initially faced a death sentence. The apostasy charges have been dropped, but he still remains behind bars, with limited contact with his family and the outside world.
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