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.
Hatem Abdel Qader is a journalist with Al-Fajr in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of October 15, 1990; charges: Anti-state.
Rafiq Yunis Ma'rabeh is a journalist with Al-Shaab in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of October 15, 1990; charges: Anti-state.
Najib Faraj is a journalist with Bethlehem Press Office in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of September 15, 1990; charges: Anti-state.
Abu al-Ra'uf Ghabin is a journalist with Gaza Press Office in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of August 15, 1990; charges: Anti-state.