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.
Omar Ruiz Hernández is a journalist with Grupo de Trabajo Decoro in Cuba. Imprisoned as of March 19, 2003; charges: Anti-state.
Héctor Maseda Gutiérrez is a journalist with Grupo de Trabajo Decoro in Cuba. Imprisoned as of March 19, 2003; charges: Anti-state.
Juan Carlos Herrera Acosta is a journalist with Agencia de Prensa Libre Oriental in Cuba. Imprisoned as of March 19, 2003; charges: Anti-state.
Fabio Prieto Llorente is a journalist with Freelance in Cuba. Imprisoned as of March 19, 2003; charges: Anti-state.
Mario Enrique Mayo Hernández is a journalist with Félix Varela in Cuba. Imprisoned as of March 19, 2003; charges: Anti-state.
Manuel Vázquez Portal is a journalist with Grupo de Trabajo Decoro in Cuba. Imprisoned as of March 19, 2003; charges: Anti-state.
Víctor Rolando Arroyo Carmona is a journalist with Unión de Periodistas y Escritores de Cuba Independientes in Cuba. Imprisoned as of March 18, 2003; charges: Anti-state.
Jorge Olivera Castillo is a journalist with Havana Press in Cuba. Imprisoned as of March 18, 2003; charges: Anti-state.
Miguel Galván Gutiérrez is a journalist with Havana Press in Cuba. Imprisoned as of March 18, 2003; charges: Anti-state.
Julio César Gálvez Rodríguez is a journalist with Freelance in Cuba. Imprisoned as of March 18, 2003; charges: Anti-state.
Iván Hernández Carrillo is a journalist with Patria in Cuba. Imprisoned as of March 18, 2003; charges: Anti-state.
Ricardo González Alfonso is a journalist with Freelance in Cuba. Imprisoned as of March 18, 2003; charges: Anti-state.