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.
El Malick Seck is a journalist with 24 Heures Chrono in Senegal. Imprisoned as of August 28, 2008; charges: False News, Retaliatory.
Ibrahim Hamad is a journalist with Ramattan in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of July 15, 2008; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Aung Kyaw San is a journalist with Myanmar Tribune in Myanmar. Imprisoned as of June 15, 2008; charges: Retaliatory.
Thant Zin Aung is a journalist with Freelance in Myanmar. Imprisoned as of June 13, 2008; charges: Anti-state.
Eine Khine Oo is a journalist with Ecovision Journal in Myanmar. Imprisoned as of June 10, 2008; charges: Anti-state.
Kyaw Kyaw Thant is a journalist with Freelance in Myanmar. Imprisoned as of June 10, 2008; charges: Anti-state.
Salidzhon Abdurakhmanov is a journalist with Uznews in Uzbekistan. Imprisoned as of June 7, 2008; charges: Retaliatory.
Maung Thura (Zarganar) is a journalist with Freelance in Myanmar. Imprisoned as of June 4, 2008; charges: Anti-state, Retaliatory.
Nguyen Viet Chien is a journalist with Thanh Nien in Vietnam. Imprisoned as of May 12, 2008; charges: Anti-state.
Nguyen Van Hai (Dieu Cay) is a journalist with Freelance in Vietnam. Imprisoned as of April 19, 2008; charges: Anti-state.
Davin Tondo is a journalist with L'Interprète in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Imprisoned as of March 29, 2008; charges: Anti-state, Defamation, False News.
Pavol Rýpal is a journalist with Plus 7 Dni in Slovakia. Missing since April 22, 2008.