A6 EZRE the washington post.monday, april 6 , 2020
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10 Most Urgent List for April 2020
- Mohammad Mosaed (Iran): Journalist, who warned about pandemic, banned from work and
social media.
2.Maria Ressa (Philippines): Editor faces 12 years in jail for allegations of cyberlibel.
3.Alaa Abdelfattah (Egypt): Family of jailed journalist protests prison’s inaction to prevent covid-19 threat.
- Chen Qiushi (China): Journalist covering coronavirus disappeared more than six weeks ago.
- Claudia Julieta Duque (Colombia): Journalist fears for her life, amid government-orchestrated threats.
- Martin Inoua Doulguet (Chad): Imprisoned publisher undertook hunger strike while awaiting appeal.
7. Azimjon Askarov (Kyrgyzstan): Journalist serving life sentence prepares for final appeal. - R oberto Jesús Quiñones (Cuba): Journalist subject to inhumane prison conditions.
9.Ignace Sossou (Benin): Reporter experiences repeated retaliation for his work.
- Jamal Khashoggi (Saudi Arabia): Tu rkish and U.S. leaders continue pressuring for murdered
journalist’s justice.
The 10 most pressing cases of journalists under attack, as identified by the One Free Press Coalition, include:
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