An active dossier of 2,489 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.
Seydou Oumar Traoré is a journalist with Radio Jekafo in Mali. Imprisoned as of November 14, 2020; charges: Defamation.
Tony Lule is a journalist with Bukedde Televsion in Uganda. Imprisoned as of November 12, 2020; charges: Defamation.
Abreha Hagos is a journalist with Ethiopian Press Agency in Ethiopia. Imprisoned as of November 7, 2020; charges: Anti-state.
Tsegaye Hagos is a journalist with Ethiopian Press Agency in Ethiopia. Imprisoned as of November 7, 2020; charges: Anti-state.
Haftu Gebregzhiabher is a journalist with Ethiopian Press Agency in Ethiopia. Imprisoned as of November 7, 2020; charges: Anti-state.
Udii Musaa is a journalist with Oromia Media Network in Ethiopia. Imprisoned as of November 5, 2020; charges: Anti-state.
Negar Masoudi is a journalist with Freelance in Iran. Imprisoned as of October 29, 2020; charges: No Charge Disclosed.
Guhdar Zebari is a journalist with Wllat Media in Iraq. Imprisoned as of October 22, 2020; charges: Retaliatory.
Adama Diarra (Vieux Blen) is a journalist with Radio Voix des Jeunes, Dougouba Kônoko in Mali. Imprisoned as of October 21, 2020; charges: Defamation.
Ruhul Amin Gazi is a journalist with Daily Sangram in Bangladesh. Imprisoned as of October 21, 2020; charges: Anti-state.
Sherwan Amin Sherwani is a journalist with Freelance in Iraq. Imprisoned as of October 7, 2020; charges: Retaliatory.
Medihane Ekubamichael is a journalist with Addis Standard in Ethiopia. Imprisoned as of November 10, 2020; charges: Anti-state.