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.
Sisay Agena is a journalist with Ethiop and Ethiopian Free Press Journalists Association (EFJA) in Ethiopia. Imprisoned as of November 29, 2005; charges: Anti-state.
Serkalem Fassil is a journalist with Menilik, Asqual and Satanaw in Ethiopia. Imprisoned as of November 27, 2005; charges: Anti-state.
Wenakseged Zeleke is a journalist with Asqual in Ethiopia. Imprisoned as of November 9, 2005; charges: Anti-state.
Nardos Meaza is a journalist with Satanaw in Ethiopia. Imprisoned as of November 9, 2005; charges: Anti-state.
Ayele Andualem is a journalist with Ethiop in Ethiopia. Imprisoned as of November 9, 2005; charges: Anti-state.
Wosonseged Gebrekidan is a journalist with Addis Zena in Ethiopia. Imprisoned as of November 9, 2005; charges: Anti-state.
Fassil Yenealem is a journalist with Addis Zena in Ethiopia. Imprisoned as of November 9, 2005; charges: Anti-state.
Dereje Habtewolde is a journalist with Netsanet in Ethiopia. Imprisoned as of November 9, 2005; charges: Anti-state.
Mesfin Tesfaye is a journalist with Abay in Ethiopia. Imprisoned as of November 9, 2005; charges: Anti-state.
Feleke Tibebu is a journalist with Hadar in Ethiopia. Imprisoned as of November 2, 2005; charges: Anti-state.
Tewodros Kassa is a journalist with Ethiop in Ethiopia. Imprisoned as of May 15, 2002; charges: Defamation, False News.
Tamirate Zuma is a journalist with Atkurot in Ethiopia. Imprisoned as of May 25, 2001; charges: Anti-state, Defamation, Retaliatory.