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.
Abdallah Muqdad is a journalist with Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) in Syria. Imprisoned as of July 1, 1980; charges: Anti-state.
Erhan Tuskan is a journalist with Ilerici Yurtsever Genclik in Turkey. Imprisoned as of July 1, 1980; charges: Anti-state.
Mehmet Ozgen is a journalist with Bagimsiz Turkiye in Turkey. Imprisoned as of July 1, 1980.
Alattin Sahin is a journalist with Halkin Yolu in Turkey. Imprisoned as of May 26, 1980.
Mariam Ferouz is a journalist with Jahan-e-Zanan in Iran. Imprisoned as of January 1, 1980.
Embarca Bint Taleb Ould Hussein is a journalist with Radio Sahara in Western Sahara. Imprisoned as of September 15, 1979; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Thai Nhu Sieu is a journalist in Vietnam. Imprisoned as of July 1, 1978.
Tran Nhon Co is a journalist in Vietnam. Imprisoned as of July 1, 1977.
Marwan Hamawi is a journalist with Syrian News Agency (SANA) in Syria. Imprisoned as of July 1, 1975; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Le Khiem is a journalist with Dan Chu Moi and Tin Song in Vietnam. Imprisoned as of July 1, 1975.
Tran Duy Hinh is a journalist in Vietnam. Imprisoned as of July 1, 1975.