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 Hamdan is a journalist with Freelance in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of December 16, 2023; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Ahmed Shaqoura is a journalist with Palestine Today TV in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of December 8, 2023; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Mosab Abu Toha is a journalist with Freelance in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of November 19, 2023; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Ibrahim al-Zouhairy is a journalist with Freelance in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of November 18, 2023; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Abdalafo Bassam Zaghir is a journalist with Freelance in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of November 17, 2023; charges: Unknown.
Ihab Diab is a journalist with Ain Media in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Missing since December 12, 2023.
Ikhlas Sawalha is a journalist with Freelance in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of December 12, 2023; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Osama Dabour is a journalist with Al-Quds Today in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of December 11, 2023; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Diaa al-Kahlout is a journalist with Al-Araby al-Jadeed in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of December 7, 2023; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Abdelhameed Hamdona is a journalist with Radio Voice of Al-Aqsa in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of November 20, 2023; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Tarek el-Sharif is a journalist with Raya FM in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of November 19, 2023; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Bahaaeldin El Ghoul is a journalist with Freelance in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of November 16, 2023; charges: Anti-state.