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.
Francis Tumusiime is a journalist with Red Pepper in Uganda. Imprisoned as of November 21, 2017; charges: Anti-state, Defamation.
Uon Chhin is a journalist with Radio Free Asia in Cambodia. Imprisoned as of November 14, 2017; charges: Anti-state.
Yeang Sothearin is a journalist with Radio Free Asia in Cambodia. Imprisoned as of November 14, 2017; charges: Anti-state.
Igor Rudnikov is a journalist with Novye Kolyosa in Russia. Imprisoned as of November 1, 2017; charges: Retaliatory.
Anisur Rahman is a journalist with Daily Sangbad in Bangladesh. Imprisoned as of October 31, 2017; charges: Defamation.
Lau Hon Meng is a journalist with TRT World in Myanmar. Imprisoned as of October 27, 2017; charges: Anti-state.
Aung Naing Soe is a journalist with TRT World in Myanmar. Imprisoned as of October 27, 2017; charges: Anti-state.
Vinod Verma is a journalist with Freelance in India. Imprisoned as of October 27, 2017; charges: Retaliatory.
Mok Choy Lin is a journalist with TRT World in Myanmar. Imprisoned as of October 27, 2017; charges: Anti-state.
Richard Kintu is a journalist with Red Pepper in Uganda. Imprisoned as of November 21, 2017; charges: Anti-state, Defamation.
Ben Byarabaha is a journalist with Red Pepper in Uganda. Imprisoned as of November 21, 2017; charges: Anti-state, Defamation.
Jerson Antonio Xitumul Morales is a journalist with Prensa Comunitaria in Guatemala. Imprisoned as of November 11, 2017; charges: Retaliatory.