A total of 232 reporters , photographers and editors are behind bars , a group says . Turkey is the biggest jailer of journalists , with 49 detained . The next worst offenders are Iran , China , Eritrea and Syria . `` Broadly worded anti-terror and penal code statutes have allowed Turkish authorities to conflate the coverage of banned groups and the investigation of sensitive topics with outright terrorism or other anti-state activity , '' the committee said . Score: 7
A total of 232 reporters , photographers and editors are behind bars , a group says . Turkey is the biggest jailer of journalists , with 49 detained . The next worst offenders are Iran , China , Eritrea and Syria . Score: 7