CPJ spoke with family members of the Eritrea 16 - sixteen journalists who have been arbitrarily imprisoned, without trial or access to their families, for 25 years.

CPJ calls on Eritrean authorities to account for these journalists’ health, whereabouts, and legal status. ⚖️ Free the #Eritrea16 🇪🇷

⚖️ We join @pressfreedom.bsky.social in calling for the release of the #Eritrea16 🇪🇷 – including sports editor Jimi’ie Kimeil who, before his arrest, criticized a government decision to give a visiting International Olympic Committee delegate a cross.

➡️ https://cpj.org/awards/the-eritrea-16/

⚖️ Free the #Eritrea16
September marks the 25th anniversary of the arrest of the Eritrea 16, among the world's longest-detained journalists: arbitrarily imprisoned, without trial or access to their families, for a quarter of a century.

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