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.
Patrice Gbaguidi is a journalist with Le Soleil Bénin Infos in Benin. Imprisoned as of November 18, 2021; charges: Defamation.
Chilassy Bofumbo is a journalist with Radio Télévision Sarah, Flash Info Plus, Radio l'Essentiel in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Imprisoned as of November 18, 2021; charges: Anti-state, Defamation.
Mekonnen Yibrah is a journalist with Ethiopia Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) in Ethiopia. Imprisoned as of November 16, 2021; charges: Censorship Violation.
Ibrahim Ahmed Awad is a journalist with Freelance in Jordan. Imprisoned as of November 15, 2021; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Salman Mukhtar is a journalist with Nabad TV in Ethiopia. Imprisoned as of November 10, 2021; charges: Ethnic Or Religious Insult.
Ibrahim Hussein is a journalist with Nabad TV in Ethiopia. Imprisoned as of November 10, 2021; charges: Ethnic Or Religious Insult.
Hirsi Mohamed Mahad is a journalist with Nabad TV in Ethiopia. Imprisoned as of November 10, 2021; charges: Ethnic Or Religious Insult.
Mohamed Qassim is a journalist with Nabad TV in Ethiopia. Imprisoned as of November 10, 2021; charges: Ethnic Or Religious Insult.
Rahil Mousavi is a journalist with Freelance in Iran. Imprisoned as of November 9, 2021; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Dessu Dulla is a journalist with Oromia News Network in Ethiopia. Imprisoned as of November 18, 2021; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Bikila Amenu is a journalist with Oromia News Network in Ethiopia. Imprisoned as of November 18, 2021; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Dieudonné Niyonsenga is a journalist with Ishema TV in Rwanda. Imprisoned as of November 11, 2021; charges: Censorship Violation, Retaliatory.