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.
Islam Amarneh is a journalist with Freelance in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of May 3, 2026; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Nisreen Salem is a journalist with Freelance in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of February 15, 2026; charges: Censorship Violation.
Walid Hawdali is a journalist with Freelance in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of January 21, 2026; charges: Anti-state.
Shahidul Alam is a journalist with Drik in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of October 12, 2025; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Fionn MacArthur is a journalist with Freelance in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of October 8, 2025; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Anna Liedtke is a journalist with Freelance in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of October 8, 2025; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Aysar Barghouthi is a journalist with Freelance in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of March 25, 2026; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Mohammad Thabet is a journalist with Freelance in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of February 10, 2026; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Bushra Taweel is a journalist with Freelance in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of February 5, 2026; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Farouq Eleyat is a journalist with Freelance in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of January 17, 2026; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Saleim Salman is a journalist with Kul Al-Nas TV in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of January 1, 2026; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Sari Orabi is a journalist with Freelance in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of December 25, 2025; charges: No Charge Disclosed.