An active dossier of 2,507 journalists, photojournalists, editors, and bloggers currently detained, prosecuted, or missing — drawn live from the Committee to Protect Journalists, Reporters Without Borders, and our partner organizations across Russia, Belarus, Iran, Turkey, Egypt, Myanmar, Israel/OPT, and dozens of other jurisdictions where the press is under attack.
These records contain only the structured fields source organizations publish — name, country, employer, charges, arrest date. They do not include the longer narratives in the main Political Prisoner Database. For the full case files maintained by CPJ, see cpj.org/data.
Parviz Hashimli is a journalist with Moderator, Bizim Yol in Azerbaijan. Imprisoned as of September 17, 2013; charges: Retaliatory.
Sardar Alibeili is a journalist with P.S. Nota in Azerbaijan. Imprisoned as of July 31, 2013; charges: Retaliatory.
Tofiq Yaqublu is a journalist with Yeni Musavat in Azerbaijan. Imprisoned as of January 24, 2013; charges: Retaliatory.
Araz Guliyev is a journalist with Xeber 44 in Azerbaijan. Imprisoned as of September 8, 2012; charges: Anti-state, Ethnic Or Religious Insult, Retaliatory.
Hilal Mamedov is a journalist with Talyshi Sado in Azerbaijan. Imprisoned as of June 21, 2012; charges: Anti-state, Retaliatory.
Nijat Aliyev is a journalist with Azadxeber in Azerbaijan. Imprisoned as of May 20, 2012; charges: Anti-state, Ethnic Or Religious Insult, Retaliatory.
Faramaz Novruzoglu (Faramaz Allahverdiyev) is a journalist with Freelance in Azerbaijan. Imprisoned as of April 18, 2012; charges: Anti-state.
Vugar Gonagov is a journalist with Khayal in Azerbaijan. Imprisoned as of March 13, 2012; charges: Anti-state.
Anar Bayramli is a journalist with Sahar TV and Fars in Azerbaijan. Imprisoned as of February 22, 2012; charges: Retaliatory.
Avaz Zeynally is a journalist with Khural in Azerbaijan. Imprisoned as of October 28, 2011; charges: Retaliatory.
Aidyn Dzhaniyev is a journalist with Khural in Azerbaijan. Imprisoned as of September 7, 2011; charges: Retaliatory.
Emin Milli is a journalist with ANTV in Azerbaijan. Imprisoned as of July 8, 2009; charges: Retaliatory.