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.
Mehmet Hasan Altan is a journalist with Can Erzincan TV,Özgür Düşünce in Turkey. Imprisoned as of September 10, 2016; charges: Anti-state.
Braulio Jatar is a journalist with Reporte Confidencial in Venezuela. Imprisoned as of September 3, 2016; charges: Retaliatory.
Montasser Nassar is a journalist with Al-Sanabel Radio/RamSat in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of August 31, 2016; charges: Anti-state.
Ahmed Darawish is a journalist with Al-Sanabel Radio in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of August 31, 2016; charges: Anti-state.
Mohammed Imran is a journalist with Al-Sanabel Radio in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of August 31, 2016; charges: Anti-state.
Nidal Amro is a journalist with Al-Sanabel Radio in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Imprisoned as of August 31, 2016; charges: Anti-state.
Mutlu Çölgeçen is a journalist with Sabah, Millet in Turkey. Imprisoned as of August 31, 2016; charges: Anti-state.
Necmiye Alpay is a journalist with Özgür Gündem in Turkey. Imprisoned as of August 31, 2016; charges: Anti-state.
Sebahattin Koyuncu is a journalist with Dicle News Agency (DİHA) in Turkey. Imprisoned as of August 23, 2016; charges: Anti-state.
Bilir Kaya is a journalist with Özgür Gündem in Turkey. Imprisoned as of August 16, 2016; charges: Anti-state.
İnan Kızılkaya is a journalist with Özgür Gündem in Turkey. Imprisoned as of August 16, 2016; charges: Anti-state.
Aslı Erdoğan is a journalist with Özgür Gündem in Turkey. Imprisoned as of August 16, 2016; charges: Anti-state.