An active dossier of 2,504 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.
Mahsa Asadollahnejad is a journalist with Freelance in Iran. Imprisoned as of November 3, 2025; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Ibrahim Gibril Abkar (Babu) is a journalist with Sudan TV Network in Sudan. Missing since October 26, 2025.
Mohamed Hussein Adam Shalabi is a journalist with Sudan TV, El-Fasher Radio and Television Network in Sudan. Missing since October 26, 2025.
Mohamed Suleiman Hamed Atyam is a journalist with Freelance in Sudan. Missing since October 26, 2025.
Jar al-Nabi Hassan al-Haj is a journalist with Blue Nile TV Channel (Alzarga TV) in Sudan. Missing since October 26, 2025.
Mohy Eldin al-Sahhaf is a journalist with El-Fasher TV and Radio Network in Sudan. Missing since October 26, 2025.
Abdelmagid Haroun is a journalist with Darfur 24 in Sudan. Missing since October 26, 2025.
Musab Osman Khamis is a journalist with Al-Balad TV in Sudan. Missing since October 26, 2025.
Atta Mohamed is a journalist with Sudan TV in Sudan. Missing since October 26, 2025.
Oumarou Abou Kané is a journalist with Le Hérisson in Niger. Imprisoned as of November 1, 2025; charges: Anti-state.
Ibro Chaibou is a journalist with Radio Télévision Saraounia (RTS) in Niger. Imprisoned as of October 30, 2025; charges: Anti-state.
Muammar Ibrahim is a journalist with Al-Jazeera in Sudan. Missing since October 26, 2025.