An active dossier of 2,507 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.
Mojtaba Saminejad is a journalist with Freelance in Iran. Imprisoned as of February 12, 2005; charges: Defamation, Ethnic Or Religious Insult.
Abdel Raziq al-Mansouri is a journalist with Freelance in Libya. Imprisoned as of January 12, 2005; charges: Retaliatory.
Sita Ram Parajuli is a journalist with Shram in Nepal. Imprisoned as of December 28, 2004; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Shakti Kumar Pun is a journalist with Rajdhani in Nepal. Imprisoned as of December 12, 2004; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Jim Taricani is a journalist with WJAR-TV in USA. Imprisoned as of December 9, 2004; charges: Retaliatory.
Hussein al-Kholaji is a journalist with Alwan in Sudan. Imprisoned as of November 22, 2004; charges: Anti-state.
Paul Kamara is a journalist with For Di People in Sierra Leone. Imprisoned as of October 5, 2004; charges: Defamation.
Ahmed Benaoum is a journalist with Errai al-Aam in Algeria. Imprisoned as of October 1, 2004; charges: Defamation.
Isam al-Shumari is a journalist with Sudost Media in Iraq. Missing since August 15, 2004.
Ortikali Namazov is a journalist with Pop Tongi, Kishlok Khayoti in Uzbekistan. Imprisoned as of August 11, 2004; charges: Retaliatory.
Eric Wirkwa Tayu is a journalist with Nso Voice in Cameroon. Imprisoned as of July 28, 2004; charges: Defamation.
Abdel Karim al-Khaiwani is a journalist with Al-Shoura in Yemen. Imprisoned as of September 5, 2004; charges: Anti-state, False News, Retaliatory.