An active dossier of 2,495 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.
Patrick Lola is a journalist with Freelance in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Imprisoned as of January 10, 2022; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Than Lwin Thu (Ma Nwe) is a journalist with First Weekly News Journal; Thanlwin Thway Chin Journal; Taunggyi Nway Oo Channel in Myanmar. Imprisoned as of December 21, 2021; charges: Anti-state.
Aung San Lin is a journalist with Democratic Voice of Burma in Myanmar. Imprisoned as of December 11, 2021; charges: Anti-state.
Sai Ko Ko Tun is a journalist with Freelance in Myanmar. Imprisoned as of November 30, 2021; charges: Anti-state, False News.
Amir Aman Kiyaro is a journalist with Freelance in Ethiopia. Imprisoned as of November 28, 2021; charges: Anti-state, Censorship Violation.
Andrey Kuznechyk is a journalist with Freelance in Belarus. Imprisoned as of November 25, 2021; charges: Anti-state, Retaliatory.
Hervé Alladé is a journalist with Le Soleil Bénin Infos in Benin. Imprisoned as of November 18, 2021; charges: Defamation.
Sajad Gul is a journalist with The Kashmir Walla in India. Imprisoned as of January 5, 2022; charges: Anti-state.
Kaung Sett Lin is a journalist with Myanmar Pressphoto Agency in Myanmar. Imprisoned as of December 5, 2021; charges: Anti-state, False News.
Hmu Yadanar Khet Moh Moh Tun is a journalist with Myanmar Pressphoto Agency in Myanmar. Imprisoned as of December 5, 2021; charges: Anti-state, False News.
Guleed Abdirazaq Nur (Kibonge) is a journalist with Radio Anfac in Somalia. Imprisoned as of November 26, 2021; charges: Anti-state.
Mohamud Abdirisaaq Osman (Fantastic) is a journalist with Qardho Media in Somalia. Imprisoned as of November 26, 2021; charges: Anti-state.