An active dossier of 2,510 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.
Araz Guliyev is a journalist with Xeber 44 in Azerbaijan. Imprisoned as of September 8, 2012; charges: Anti-state, Ethnic Or Religious Insult, Retaliatory.
Pierre Sosthène Kambidi is a journalist with Christian Radio Télévision Chrétienne in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Imprisoned as of August 28, 2012; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Bashar Fahmi is a journalist with Al-Hurra in Syria. Missing since August 20, 2012.
Malik Abu al-Khair is a journalist with Freelance in Syria. Imprisoned as of August 19, 2012; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Osama al-Habaly is a journalist with Abounaddara Collective in Syria. Imprisoned as of August 18, 2012.
Wajdi al-Ghazzawi is a journalist with Al-Fajr Media Group in Saudi Arabia. Imprisoned as of August 10, 2012; charges: Anti-state.
Stanley Gatera is a journalist with Umusingi in Rwanda. Imprisoned as of August 1, 2012; charges: Anti-state.
Miguel Morales Estrada is a journalist with Diario de Poza Rica,Tribuna Papanteca in Mexico. Missing since July 19, 2012.
Mohamed al-Saeed is a journalist with Syrian State TV in Syria. Missing since July 19, 2012.
Nassour Naghipour is a journalist with Human Rights Activists News Agency in Iran. Imprisoned as of July 9, 2012; charges: Anti-state.
Austin Tice is a journalist with Freelance in Syria. Imprisoned as of August 14, 2012; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Mam Sonando is a journalist with Sombok Khmum (Beehive Radio) in Cambodia. Imprisoned as of July 15, 2012; charges: Anti-state.