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.
Saeed Hasanein is a journalist with Freelance in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of February 26, 2025; charges: Anti-state.
Jarah Khalaf is a journalist with Quds Feed Network in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of January 8, 2025; charges: Anti-state.
Mahmoud Matar is a journalist with Freelance in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of January 6, 2025; charges: Retaliatory.
Aed Saleha is a journalist with Radio Voice of Al-Aqsa in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of December 27, 2024; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Islam Ahmed is a journalist with Freelance in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of December 27, 2024; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Tawfiq AlsayedSaleem is a journalist with Al-Istiqlal newspaper in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of November 18, 2024; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Nidal Elian is a journalist with Al-Quds Today in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of October 22, 2024; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Maher Haroun is a journalist with Freelance in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of October 9, 2024; charges: Anti-state.
Jihad al-Din al-Badawi is a journalist with Freelance in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of October 5, 2024; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Mujahed al-Saadi is a journalist with Freelance in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of September 19, 2024; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Hasan Abu Hasan is a journalist with Tasnim in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of February 7, 2025; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Yaseen Abu Lafah is a journalist with Quds Feed in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of February 5, 2025; charges: No Charge Disclosed.