An active dossier of 2,503 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.
Mohammad Badr is a journalist with Al-Hadath in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of October 28, 2023; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Radwan Qatanani is a journalist with Freelance in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of October 25, 2023; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Musaab Qafesha is a journalist with Freelance in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of October 20, 2023; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Alaa al-Rimawi is a journalist with J-Media in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of October 19, 2023; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Moath Amarneh is a journalist with J-Media Network in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of October 16, 2023; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Belal Arman is a journalist with Freelance in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of October 27, 2023; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Sleman Mohammed Ahmed is a journalist with RojNews in Iraq. Imprisoned as of October 25, 2023; charges: Anti-state.
Yan Naing Soe is a journalist with Democratic Voice of Burma in Myanmar. Imprisoned as of October 22, 2023; charges: Anti-state.
Thaer Fakhoury is a journalist with Space Media for Media and Digital Content and Media Services in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of October 20, 2023; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Imad Abu Awad is a journalist with Freelance in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of October 19, 2023; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Alsu Kurmasheva is a journalist with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) in Russia. Imprisoned as of October 18, 2023; charges: Anti-state, False News.
Abdel Nasser Al-Laham is a journalist with Ma'an News Agency in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of October 16, 2023; charges: No Charge Disclosed.