The War On News

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Claim

Claim 214

RSF said jailing a reporter for exercising her professional rights was a dangerous precedent.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement
RSF said jailing a reporter for exercising her professional rights was a dangerous precedent.
Field
effect_on_reporting
Value
RSF called the sentence a dangerous precedent
About
incident 2005-us-judith-miller-jailed-plame-source
Source
Prison for Judith Miller: a dark day for freedom of the press archived copy
Publisher
Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2005-07-07

Quotation from the source

This unprecedented sentence against a journalist who was merely exercising her professional rights is a serious violation of international law, a dangerous precedent.