Javad Aghajannejad
Javad Aghajannejad is a journalist with Betarof in Iran. Imprisoned as of February 2, 2026; charges: False News.
An active dossier of 2,481 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.
Javad Aghajannejad is a journalist with Betarof in Iran. Imprisoned as of February 2, 2026; charges: False News.
Walid Hawdali is a journalist with Freelance in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of January 21, 2026; charges: Anti-state.
Shinnosuke Kawashima is a journalist with Japanese public broadcaster NHK in Iran. Imprisoned as of January 20, 2026; charges: Unknown.
Kaveh Taheri is a journalist with Freelance in Turkey. Imprisoned as of January 26, 2026; charges: Anti-state.
Ebrahim Osmani is a journalist with Boukan Online in Iran. Imprisoned as of January 25, 2026; charges: Anti-state, False News.
Gazali Abdou Tasawa is a journalist with Deutsche Welle in Niger. Imprisoned as of January 23, 2026; charges: Unknown.
Thomson Unji Batangalwa is a journalist with Radio le Messager du Peuple in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Imprisoned as of January 22, 2026; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Hassan Abbasi is a journalist with Freelance in Iran. Imprisoned as of January 22, 2026; charges: False News.
Brand Kamga is a journalist with Naja TV in Cameroon. Imprisoned as of January 19, 2026; charges: Retaliatory.
Ahmed Polad is a journalist with Etkin News Agency (ETHA) and Özgür TV in Syria. Imprisoned as of January 18, 2026; charges: Unknown.
Eva Maria Michelmann is a journalist with Etkin News Agency (ETHA) in Syria. Imprisoned as of January 18, 2026; charges: Unknown.
Mohammad Hadi Jafarpour is a journalist with Freelance in Iran. Imprisoned as of January 18, 2026; charges: Unknown.