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Israel now ranks among the world’s leading jailers of journalists. We don’t know why they’re behind bars (theconversation.com)

submitted 1 year ago by LineNoise@kbin.social to c/news@kbin.social

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New statistics show a spike in the amount of journalists jailed in the country. To protect its democracy, Israel needs to be transparent about why members of the media are arrested.

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[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The Middle East's only democracy, their branding goes.

What a lark.

[–] TruthSandwich@mastodon.social 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@PugJesus @LineNoise

Hamas hasn't allowed Gaza to vote in decades.

[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I'm well aware. That doesn't make Israel's authoritarian games any less heinous.