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.
Nguyen Xuan Tu (Ha Sy Phu) is a journalist with Freelance in Vietnam. Imprisoned as of May 12, 2000; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Latif Safari is a journalist with Neshat in Iran. Imprisoned as of April 23, 2000; charges: Defamation, Ethnic Or Religious Insult.
Freddy Loseke Lisumbu La Yayenga is a journalist with La Libre Afrique in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Imprisoned as of December 31, 1999; charges: Anti-state.
Roland Kpagli Comlan is a journalist with L'Aurore in Togo. Imprisoned as of December 23, 1999; charges: False News.
Germain Lendoye is a journalist with La Cigale Enchantée in Gabon. Imprisoned as of December 22, 1999; charges: Defamation.
Abdullah Nouri is a journalist with Khordad in Iran. Imprisoned as of November 28, 1999; charges: Ethnic Or Religious Insult.
Andre Domingos Mussamo is a journalist with Angolan National Radio, Folha 8 in Angola. Imprisoned as of November 13, 1999; charges: Anti-state.
Djodjo Kazadi is a journalist with La Palme d'Or in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Imprisoned as of November 7, 1999; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Polycarpe Honsek-Hokwoy is a journalist with La Solidarité in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Imprisoned as of November 6, 1999; charges: False News.
Aung Pwint is a journalist with Freelance in Myanmar. Imprisoned as of October 15, 1999; charges: Anti-state.
Akbar Ganji is a journalist with Sobh-e Emrooz, Fath in Iran. Imprisoned as of April 22, 2000; charges: Anti-state.
Mashallah Shamsolvaezin is a journalist with Asr-e-Azadegan, Neshat in Iran. Imprisoned as of April 10, 2000; charges: Ethnic Or Religious Insult.