Posted on 06/21/2011 10:42:57 AM PDT by nuconvert
Iran and Cuba together have forced more journalists into exile over the past year than all other countries combined, a survey by the Committee to Protect Journalists said Monday.
"Nearly 70 journalists were forced into exile over the past 12 months, with more than half coming from Iran and Cuba, two of the world's most repressive nations," the report said.
"Iran, which has waged a massive, two-year-long crackdown on the independent press, and Cuba, which freed journalists from prison only to force them to leave their homeland, each sent 18 journalists into exile," it said.
The survey said most -- 82 percent -- left their country for fear they would be imprisoned, while smaller numbers fled after being physically assaulted or harassed.
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Even a broken clock is right twice a day...
BM
Know a union useful idiot who LOVES Cuba.
Gonna print and drop it around his work area :-)
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