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.
Mohammed Said Mohammed is a journalist with Radio Bana in Eritrea. Imprisoned as of February 19, 2009; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Mulubruhan Weldegebriel is a journalist with Radio Bana in Eritrea. Imprisoned as of February 19, 2009; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Mohammad Pour Abdollah is a journalist with Freelance in Iran. Imprisoned as of February 13, 2009; charges: Anti-state.
Habtemariam Negassi is a journalist with Eri-TV in Eritrea. Imprisoned as of February 1, 2009; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Magdy Hussein is a journalist with Al-Shaab in Egypt. Imprisoned as of January 31, 2009; charges: Retaliatory.
Vedat Kurşun is a journalist with Azadiya Welat in Turkey. Imprisoned as of January 30, 2009; charges: Anti-state.
Ramazan Yesergepov is a journalist with Alma-Ata Info in Kazakhstan. Imprisoned as of January 7, 2009; charges: Anti-state.
Nader Karimi Jooni is a journalist with Freelance in Iran. Imprisoned as of December 15, 2008; charges: Anti-state.
Adel Hussein is a journalist with Freelance in Iraq. Imprisoned as of November 24, 2008; charges: Ethnic Or Religious Insult.
Ali Hasanov is a journalist with Ideal in Azerbaijan. Imprisoned as of November 14, 2008; charges: Defamation.
Freddy Aponte Aponte is a journalist with Luz y Vida in Ecuador. Imprisoned as of October 29, 2008; charges: Defamation.
Hossein Derakhshan is a journalist with Freelance in Iran. Imprisoned as of November 15, 2008; charges: Anti-state.