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.
Fekadu Mahtemework is a journalist with Ghion Magazine in Ethiopia. Imprisoned as of October 22, 2019; charges: Retaliatory.
Elias Gebru is a journalist with Freelance in Ethiopia. Imprisoned as of November 17, 2016; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Anania Sorri is a journalist with Freelance in Ethiopia. Imprisoned as of November 17, 2016; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Befekadu Hailu is a journalist with Zone 9 in Ethiopia. Imprisoned as of November 11, 2016; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Getachew Worku is a journalist with Ethio-Mihidar in Ethiopia. Imprisoned as of November 4, 2016; charges: Defamation, False News.
Eyoel Fisseha Damte is a journalist with Freelance in Ethiopia. Imprisoned as of November 2, 2016; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Abebe Wube is a journalist with Ye Qelem Qend in Ethiopia. Imprisoned as of October 18, 2016; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Seyoum Teshome is a journalist with Ethiothinktank in Ethiopia. Imprisoned as of October 1, 2016; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Getachew Shiferaw is a journalist with Negere Ethiopia in Ethiopia. Imprisoned as of December 25, 2015; charges: Anti-state.
Khalid Mohammed is a journalist with Radio Bilal in Ethiopia. Imprisoned as of February 18, 2015; charges: Anti-state.
Asmamaw Hailegeorgis is a journalist with Addis Guday in Ethiopia. Imprisoned as of April 26, 2014; charges: Anti-state.
Darsema Sori is a journalist with Radio Bilal in Ethiopia. Imprisoned as of February 18, 2015; charges: Anti-state.