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.
Metin Turan is a journalist with Turkish Radio and Television Corporation in Egypt. Imprisoned as of August 17, 2013; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Abdullah al-Shami is a journalist with Al-Jazeera in Egypt. Imprisoned as of August 14, 2013; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Mohammad Bader is a journalist with Al-Jazeera in Egypt. Imprisoned as of July 16, 2013; charges: Retaliatory.
Maikel Nabil Sanad is a journalist with Freelance in Egypt. Imprisoned as of March 28, 2011; charges: Anti-state.
Magdy Hussein is a journalist with Al-Shaab in Egypt. Imprisoned as of January 31, 2009; charges: Retaliatory.
Hani Nazeer Aziz is a journalist with Freelance in Egypt. Imprisoned as of October 3, 2008; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Mosad Suleiman (Mosad Abu Fagr) is a journalist with Freelance in Egypt. Imprisoned as of December 26, 2007; charges: Anti-state, Retaliatory.
Abdel Karim Suleiman (Karim Amer) is a journalist with Freelance in Egypt. Imprisoned as of November 7, 2006; charges: Anti-state, Ethnic Or Religious Insult, Retaliatory.
Reda Helal is a journalist with Al-Ahram in Egypt. Missing since August 11, 2003.
Mamdouh Mahran is a journalist with Al-Nabaa in Egypt. Imprisoned as of September 30, 2001; charges: Anti-state, Ethnic Or Religious Insult, Retaliatory.
Mahmoud Abou Zeid (Shawkan) is a journalist with Demotix/Corbis in Egypt. Imprisoned as of August 14, 2013; charges: Anti-state, Retaliatory.
Mahmoud Abdel Nabi is a journalist with Rassd in Egypt. Imprisoned as of July 3, 2013; charges: Anti-state, Retaliatory.