An active dossier of 2,508 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.
Gustavo Azócar is a journalist with Televisora del Táchira, El Universal, and Gustavoazocar in Venezuela. Imprisoned as of July 29, 2009; charges: Retaliatory.
Raafat al-Ghanim is a journalist with Freelance in Saudi Arabia. Imprisoned as of July 29, 2009; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Saeed Matin-Pour is a journalist with Freelance in Iran. Imprisoned as of July 12, 2009; charges: Anti-state.
Marjan Abdollahian is a journalist with Hamshahri in Iran. Imprisoned as of July 9, 2009; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Emin Milli is a journalist with ANTV in Azerbaijan. Imprisoned as of July 8, 2009; charges: Retaliatory.
Adnan Hajizade is a journalist with Ol! (Yes!) in Azerbaijan. Imprisoned as of July 8, 2009; charges: Retaliatory.
Massoud Bastani is a journalist with Farhikhtegan and Jomhoriyat in Iran. Imprisoned as of July 5, 2009; charges: Anti-state.
Hang Chakra is a journalist with Khmer Machas Srok in Cambodia. Imprisoned as of June 26, 2009; charges: False News.
Ngwe Soe Lin (Tun Kyaw) is a journalist with Democratic Voice of Burma in Myanmar. Imprisoned as of June 26, 2009; charges: Anti-state.
Hamzeh Karami is a journalist with Jomhoriyat in Iran. Imprisoned as of June 19, 2009; charges: Anti-state.
Salah al-Saqldi is a journalist with Gulf Aden in Yemen. Imprisoned as of June 18, 2009; charges: Anti-state.
Hanevy Ould Dehah is a journalist with Taqadoumy in Mauritania. Imprisoned as of June 18, 2009; charges: Defamation.