An active dossier of 2,489 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.
Mohamud Mohamed Dahir is a journalist with Shabelle Media Network in Somalia. Imprisoned as of August 15, 2014; charges: Anti-state, Defamation, False News.
Mohammed Galal Okasha is a journalist with Al Barqa TV in Libya. Missing since August 1, 2014.
Ammar Abdulrasool is a journalist with Freelance in Bahrain. Imprisoned as of July 24, 2014; charges: Retaliatory.
Kyaw Min Khaing is a journalist with Bi Mon Te Nay in Myanmar. Imprisoned as of July 16, 2014; charges: Anti-state.
Kyaw Zaw Hein is a journalist with Bi Mon Te Nay in Myanmar. Imprisoned as of July 9, 2014; charges: Anti-state.
Win Tin is a journalist with Bi Mon Te Nay in Myanmar. Imprisoned as of July 8, 2014; charges: Anti-state.
Aung Thant (Naing Sai Aung) is a journalist with Bi Mon Te Nay in Myanmar. Imprisoned as of July 8, 2014; charges: Anti-state.
Ahmad al-Khatib is a journalist with Al-Aqsa TV in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of July 6, 2014; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Ahmed Rilwan Abdulla is a journalist with Minivan News in Maldives. Missing since August 7, 2014.
Qais Talal is a journalist with Sama Mosul in Iraq. Missing since August 1, 2014.
Muhannad al-Okaidi is a journalist with Al-Mosuliya TV in Iraq. Missing since August 1, 2014.
Jason Rezaian is a journalist with The Washington Post in Iran. Imprisoned as of July 22, 2014; charges: Anti-state.