Since 2010, at least 452 journalists around the world have been forced into exile.
More than one fifth of those journalists (101) hail from Syria, according to a report by the Committee to Protect Journalists. Ethiopia (57), Iran (52), Eritrea (32) and Somalia (25) round out the top five countries from which journalists flee.
By large margins, the Middle East and North Africa (193) and Africa (163) are the regions that exile the most journalists, the report shows.
Many of those exiled flee to the United States. The U.S. (92), Turkey (71), Kenya (65), France (33) and Uganda (19) are the top five countries exiled journalists chose to go to.
The disproportionate number of Syrian journalists exiled from can be attributed to threats of imprisonment or threats of violence from the Syrian government, the group said. Journalists are also exiled due to threats from the Islamic State and other terror groups part of the country’s civil war.
The report on exiled journalists was released by CPJ in accordance with World Refugee Day, June 20. View more of the report here.
