MISA
alerts

ASSAULTED

BOMBED

This includes any incident
where journalists are physically assaulted, tortured, or
wounded during the course of
their work. The statistic refers
to the number of media workers involved.

This includes incidents where a
journalist’s home or the office
of a media house/outlet/organisation is sabotaged through
bombing, arson, vandalism or
theft. The statistic given is for
the number of media workers or media organisations involved.

CENSORED

DETAINED

EXPELLED

This covers incidents where
information is prevented from
being communicated. For example, issuing a gagging order,
forcing editorial changes, using legislation like interdicts
and court orders to stop information from being published,
shutting down or suspending
production and confiscating
equipment or materials. The
statistic given is for the number
of media workers or media organisations involved.

This refers to an incident where
a media worker is imprisoned
or detained. It can be legal or
illegal and includes being sentenced to a gaol term or being
detained without charge or
incommunicado, held for preventative reasons, or arrested.
The statistic given is for the
number of media workers involved.

This includes incidents where
journalists are expelled from,
prevented from entering or
leaving (such as by denying
visas, work papers or accreditation), and / or generally inhibited from moving freely in
a country or certain areas to
perform their work. The statistic given is for the number of
media workers involved.

Throughout the
year, MISA issues
media alerts in
the following 11
categories:

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