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.
Selahattin Aslan is a journalist with Özgür Halk ve Demokratik Modernite in Turkey. Imprisoned as of December 20, 2011; charges: Anti-state.
Abdullah Çetin is a journalist with Dicle News Agency in Turkey. Imprisoned as of December 16, 2011; charges: Anti-state.
Le Thanh Tung is a journalist with Freelance in Vietnam. Imprisoned as of December 1, 2011; charges: Anti-state.
Hassan Ruvakuki is a journalist with Radio Bonesha and Radio France Internationale in Burundi. Imprisoned as of November 28, 2011; charges: Anti-state.
Boga Sivori is a journalist with Notre Voie in Ivory Coast. Imprisoned as of November 24, 2011; charges: Retaliatory.
César Etou is a journalist with Notre Voie in Ivory Coast. Imprisoned as of November 24, 2011; charges: Retaliatory.
Hani al-Agha is a journalist with Al-Nahar News Agency in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of November 24, 2011; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Didier Dépry is a journalist with Notre Voie in Ivory Coast. Imprisoned as of November 24, 2011; charges: Retaliatory.
Mahmoud al-Barbar is a journalist with Freelance in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of November 22, 2011; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Davood Khodakarami is a journalist with Bayram Monthly in Iran. Imprisoned as of November 18, 2011; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Alaa al-Khodr is a journalist with Syrian Arab News Agency in Syria. Imprisoned as of November 18, 2011; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Rojin Mohammadi is a journalist with Freelance in Iran. Imprisoned as of November 14, 2011; charges: Anti-state.