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.
Atta Farhat is a journalist with Al-Watan, Golan Times, and Syrian TV in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of July 30, 2007; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Ako Kurdnasab is a journalist with Karafto in Iran. Imprisoned as of July 21, 2007; charges: Anti-state.
Ejlal Ghavami is a journalist with Payam-e-Mardom in Iran. Imprisoned as of July 9, 2007; charges: Anti-state.
Mohammad Seddigh Kaboudvand is a journalist with Payam-e-Mardom in Iran. Imprisoned as of July 1, 2007; charges: Anti-state.
Anatoly Sardayev is a journalist with Mordoviya Segodnya in Russia. Imprisoned as of June 29, 2007; charges: Retaliatory.
Jelil Ghanilou is a journalist with Freelance in Iran. Imprisoned as of June 27, 2007; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Karim al-Arbaji is a journalist with Freelance in Syria. Imprisoned as of June 7, 2007; charges: Anti-state, False News.
Ehsan Mansouri is a journalist with Freelance in Iran. Imprisoned as of May 22, 2007; charges: Ethnic Or Religious Insult.
Walid Khalid Hassan Ali is a journalist with Palestine in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of May 18, 2007; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Rovshan Kebirli is a journalist with Muhalifet in Azerbaijan. Imprisoned as of May 16, 2007; charges: Defamation.
Yashar Agazadeh is a journalist with Muhalifet in Azerbaijan. Imprisoned as of May 16, 2007; charges: Defamation.
Gerardo Paredes Pérez is a journalist with TV Azteca Noreste in Mexico. Missing since May 10, 2007.