Press freedom: Only North Korea is worse than China

China has slipped to 179th place, the second-to-last place before North Korea, in the press freedom ranking by Reporters Without Borders. According to the human rights organization, no other country in the world has more journalists in prison than China. Since Xi Jinping came to power, the government has launched a veritable crusade against the free press. Currently, more than 100 media workers are detained in China. The state accuses them of espionage, subversion, or provocation of disputes, among other things, because of their work. Medical care in prisons is often extremely poor.