A few minutes' poking around the Committee to Protect Journalists website shows some interesting statistics.
1 journalist was jailed in Russia in 2009.
3 journalists were killed in Russia in 2009.
52 journalists have been killed in Russia because of their work since 1992.
24 more journalists have been killed in Russia since 1992, with unknown motives.
Those four categories, for China:
24 jailed in 2009.
0 killed in 2009.
2 killed since 1992 for their work.
1 killed since 1992 with unknown motives.
So, congratulations China, on not killing lots of people. But you still put them in jail. Let's work on that.
Russia, you and I have had this talk already. On the positive side, one of those tags is no longer accurate, but that's the work of Colombia and the Philippines, not you, Russia. 30 cases of complete impunity? Why on earth do I love you so much, Russia?
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What's been going on in 2010?
Journalists are hiding and the police are raiding newspaper offices again.
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