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.
Muhammad al-Fatih al-Mardi is a journalist with Al-Sahah al-Tijariya, Al-Hadaf in Sudan. Imprisoned as of May 15, 1990; charges: Anti-state, Retaliatory.
Amin Mohammad Amin is a journalist in Sudan. Imprisoned as of April 15, 1990.
Arop Bagat is a journalist in Sudan. Imprisoned as of March 15, 1990.
Mehmet Fehim Isik is a journalist with Deng in Turkey. Imprisoned as of March 15, 1990; charges: Anti-state.
Arop Madut Arop is a journalist with Sudan Council of Churches in Sudan. Imprisoned as of March 15, 1990.
Lee Jin-kyung is a journalist in South Korea. Imprisoned as of January 15, 1990; charges: Unknown.
Mamadou Mika is a journalist with Agence Mauritanienne de Presse in Mauritania. Imprisoned as of November 15, 1989; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Mohammad Mahjoub Osman is a journalist with Al-Ayam in Sudan. Imprisoned as of September 15, 1989.
Siddiq al-Zeili is a journalist with Al-Midan in Sudan. Imprisoned as of August 15, 1989.
Samir Girgis Massoud is a journalist in Sudan. Imprisoned as of July 15, 1989; charges: Anti-state.
Ushari Ahmad Mahmoud is a journalist with Al-Haqiqa in Sudan. Imprisoned as of July 15, 1989.
Mohammad Medani Tawfiq is a journalist with Al-R'ai al-Aam in Sudan. Imprisoned as of July 1, 1989.