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.
Mufid Mustafa Abd al-Rahim is a journalist with Al-Nida in Kuwait. Imprisoned as of July 28, 1992; charges: Anti-state.
Ghazi Alam al-Dine is a journalist with Al-Nida in Kuwait. Imprisoned as of July 28, 1992; charges: Anti-state.
Bassam Fouad Abiad is a journalist with Al-Nida in Kuwait. Imprisoned as of July 28, 1992; charges: Anti-state.
Hassan al-Khalili is a journalist with Al-Nida in Kuwait. Imprisoned as of June 20, 1992; charges: Anti-state.
Daoud Suleiman al-Qarneh is a journalist with Al-Nida in Kuwait. Imprisoned as of June 20, 1992; charges: Anti-state.
Nawwaf Izzedin al-Khatib is a journalist with Al-Nida in Kuwait. Imprisoned as of June 20, 1992; charges: Anti-state.
Muhammad Zahran is a journalist with Al-Nida in Kuwait. Imprisoned as of June 20, 1992; charges: Anti-state.
Belqiss Hafez Fadhel is a journalist with Al-Nida in Kuwait. Imprisoned as of June 15, 1991; charges: Anti-state.
Wafa Wasfi Ahmad is a journalist with Al-Nida in Kuwait. Imprisoned as of June 15, 1991; charges: Anti-state.
Abd al-Rahman Muhammad Asad al-Husseini is a journalist with Al-Nida in Kuwait. Imprisoned as of June 15, 1991; charges: Anti-state.
Ahmad Abd Mustafa is a journalist with Al-Nida in Kuwait. Imprisoned as of June 15, 1991; charges: Anti-state.
Usamah Suhail Abdallah Hussein is a journalist with Al-Nida in Kuwait. Imprisoned as of June 15, 1991; charges: Anti-state.