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.
Hani al-Zitani is a journalist with Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression in Syria. Imprisoned as of February 16, 2012; charges: Anti-state.
Hamza Kashgari is a journalist with Al-Bilad in Saudi Arabia. Imprisoned as of February 12, 2012; charges: Ethnic Or Religious Insult.
Dzhamshid Karimov is a journalist with Freelance in Uzbekistan. Imprisoned as of January 15, 2012; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Saeed Madani is a journalist with Freelance in Iran. Imprisoned as of January 7, 2012; charges: Anti-state.
Nguyen Van Khuong (Hoang Khuong) is a journalist with Tuoi Tre in Vietnam. Imprisoned as of January 2, 2012; charges: Retaliatory.
Mehmet Emin Yıldırım is a journalist with Azadiya Welat in Turkey. Imprisoned as of December 21, 2011; charges: Anti-state.
Mazlum Özdemir is a journalist with Dicle News Agency in Turkey. Imprisoned as of December 20, 2011; charges: Anti-state.
Nilgün Yıldız is a journalist with Dicle News Agency in Turkey. Imprisoned as of December 20, 2011; charges: Anti-state.
Dilek Demiral is a journalist with Özgür Gündem in Turkey. Imprisoned as of December 20, 2011; charges: Anti-state.
Turabi Kişin is a journalist with Özgür Gündem in Turkey. Imprisoned as of December 20, 2011; charges: Anti-state.
Ramazan Pekgöz is a journalist with Dicle News Agency in Turkey. Imprisoned as of December 20, 2011; charges: Anti-state.
Mazen Darwish is a journalist with Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression in Syria. Imprisoned as of February 16, 2012; charges: Anti-state.