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.
Belal Arman is a journalist with Freelance in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of October 27, 2023; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Radwan Qatanani is a journalist with Freelance in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of October 25, 2023; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Musaab Qafesha is a journalist with Freelance in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of October 20, 2023; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Alaa al-Rimawi is a journalist with J-Media in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of October 19, 2023; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Moath Amarneh is a journalist with J-Media Network in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of October 16, 2023; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Haitham Abdelwahid is a journalist with Ain Media in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Missing since October 7, 2023.
Nidal Al-Wahidi is a journalist with An-Najah Nbc Channel in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Missing since October 7, 2023.
Alaa al-Mashrawi is a journalist with Al-Mashreq News in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of October 31, 2021; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Thaer Fakhoury is a journalist with Space Media for Media and Digital Content and Media Services in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of October 20, 2023; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Imad Abu Awad is a journalist with Freelance in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of October 19, 2023; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Abdel Nasser Al-Laham is a journalist with Ma'an News Agency in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of October 16, 2023; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Sabri Jibreen is a journalist with J-Media in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of October 14, 2023; charges: No Charge Disclosed.