Rahile Dawut loses appeal against a charge of endangering state security, a rights group says.
  • TankieTanuki [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    10 months ago

    You can tell a lot about a country by how many of its own people they put in jail. I’ve never looked up the numbers but I’m sure China must be the worst, given how much I hear in the media about them repressing people.

    • st0v@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      10 months ago

      As a percentage of population (incarceration rate) its way way down the list, like 129th.

      As a count of prisoners，its number two. USA is number one.