Attacks on the Press in 2023

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Name  URL  Outlet  Arrest Date  Country  Country_ISO  
Sultan Ali JawadiRadio NasimOct 2023AfghanistanAFG
Carlos Raimundo AlbertoPortal A DenúnciaSep 2023AngolaAGO
Nargiz AbsalamovaAbzas MediaNov 2023AzerbaijanAZE
Polad AslanovXeberman, Press-azJun 2019AzerbaijanAZE
Ulvi HasanliAbzas MediaNov 2023AzerbaijanAZE
Aziz OrujovKanal 13Nov 2023AzerbaijanAZE
Sevinj VagifgiziAbzas MediaNov 2023AzerbaijanAZE
Florianne IrangabiyeRadio IgicaniroAug 2022BurundiBDI
Mahmoud al-JaziriAl-WasatDec 2015BahrainBHR
Sayed Ahmed al-MosawiFreelanceFeb 2014BahrainBHR
Abduljalil AlsingaceFreelanceMar 2011BahrainBHR
Ali MearajFreelanceJun 2016BahrainBHR
Hassan QambarFreelanceJun 2018BahrainBHR
Andrei AliaksandrauBelaruski Zhurnal, BelaPANJan 2021BelarusBLR
Katsiaryna AndreyevaBelsat TVNov 2020BelarusBLR
Andrey FaminBelarusskiy VestnikOct 2022BelarusBLR
Yury HantsarevichIntex-PressApr 2022BelarusBLR
Yury HladchukABW.byJun 2022BelarusBLR
Snezhana InanetsOnlinerOct 2022BelarusBLR
Dzianis IvashynFreelanceMar 2021BelarusBLR
Ihar KarneiFreelanceJul 2023BelarusBLR
Valeryia KastsiuhovaNashe MneniyeJun 2021BelarusBLR
Andrey KuznechykFreelanceNov 2021BelarusBLR
Vyacheslau LazarauFreelanceFeb 2023BelarusBLR
Iryna LeushynaBelaPANAug 2021BelarusBLR
Dzmitry LukshaFreelanceMar 2022BelarusBLR
Ksenia LutskinaFreelanceDec 2020BelarusBLR
Aliaksandr LychaukaThe VillageOct 2022BelarusBLR
Aliaksandr LyubyanchukBelsat TVMay 2022BelarusBLR
Alyaksandr MantsevichRehiyanalnaya GazetaMar 2023BelarusBLR
Pavel MazheikaFreelanceAug 2022BelarusBLR
Yauhen MerkisFreelanceSep 2022BelarusBLR
Ivan MuravyouFreelanceAug 2022BelarusBLR
Dzmitry NavazhylauBelaPANAug 2021BelarusBLR
Pavel PadabedFreelanceJan 2023BelarusBLR
Andrzej PoczobutBelsat TV, TVP PoloniaMar 2021BelarusBLR
Larysa ShchyrakovaFreelanceDec 2022BelarusBLR
Siarhei SatsukYezhednevnikDec 2021BelarusBLR
Iryna SlaunikavaBelsat TVOct 2021BelarusBLR
Andrei TolchynFreelanceSep 2023BelarusBLR
Maryna ZolatavaTut.byMay 2021BelarusBLR
Memetjan AbdullaChina National RadioJul 2009ChinaCHN
Abdurahman AbeyXinjiang People's Publishing HouseJul 2018ChinaCHN
Abduqeyum AblimitUighurbizJan 2014ChinaCHN
Mirkamil AblimitXinjiang Farmer's DailyAug 2018ChinaCHN
Memetjan Abliz BoriyarKashgar Publishing HouseOct 2018ChinaCHN
Chan Pui-manApple DailyJul 2021ChinaCHN
Chen ShuqingFreelanceSep 2014ChinaCHN
Chen JierenJieren GuanchaJul 2018ChinaCHN
Cheung Kim-hungNext Digital LimitedJun 2021ChinaCHN
Dong YuyuGuangming DailyFeb 2022ChinaCHN
Fung Wai-kongApple Daily, Next Digital LimitedJul 2021ChinaCHN
Juret HajiXinjiang DailyAug 2018ChinaCHN
Perhat HalmuratUighurbizJan 2014ChinaCHN
Omerjan HasanBozqirApr 2016ChinaCHN
Hu YazhuNanfang DailyJun 2013ChinaCHN
Huang Qi64Nov 2016ChinaCHN
Sophia Huang XueqinFreelanceSep 2021ChinaCHN
Gulmire IminFreelanceJul 2009ChinaCHN
Niyaz KaharGolden TarimJul 2009ChinaCHN
Jimmy Lai Chee-yingApple Daily, Next Digital LimitedDec 2020ChinaCHN
Lam Man-chungApple Daily, Next Digital LimitedJul 2021ChinaCHN
Ryan Law Wai-kwongApple Daily, Next Digital LimitedJun 2021ChinaCHN
Li XindeChina Public Opinion Surveillance NetOct 2019ChinaCHN
Liu Wei'anFreelanceJun 2013ChinaCHN
Lü GengsongFreelanceJul 2014ChinaCHN
Lü HuaHubei Xinshidianwang (Hubei New Perspective Site)Apr 2023ChinaCHN
Luo YuweiUighurbizJan 2014ChinaCHN
Shoret NijatUighurbizJan 2014ChinaCHN
Gheyrat Niyaz (Hailaite Niyazi)UighurbizOct 2009ChinaCHN
Memtimin ObulXinjiang DailyAug 2018ChinaCHN
Abliz OmerKashgar Publishing HouseJan 2017ChinaCHN
Atikem RoziUighurbizJan 2014ChinaCHN
Shangguan YunkaiFreelanceApr 2023ChinaCHN
Ablajan SiyitKashgar Publishing HouseOct 2018ChinaCHN
Ilham TohtiUighurbizJan 2014ChinaCHN
Erkin TursunIli Television StationMar 2018ChinaCHN
Wang LinlinHui Town SiteApr 2018ChinaCHN
Ilham WeliXinjiang DailyJul 2018ChinaCHN
Ruan XiaohuanFreelanceMay 2021ChinaCHN
Yang HengjunFreelanceJan 2019ChinaCHN
Li YanheRadio Taiwan InternationalMar 2023ChinaCHN
Yeung Ching-keeApple Daily, Next Digital LimitedJul 2021ChinaCHN
Zhang ZhanFreelanceMay 2020ChinaCHN
Osman ZununKashgar Publishing HouseJan 2018ChinaCHN
Thomas Awah JuniorAghem Messenger, Afrik2 RadioJan 2017CameroonCMR
Mancho BibixyAbakwa FMJan 2017CameroonCMR
Kingsley Fomunyuy NjokaFreelanceMay 2020CameroonCMR
Stanislas Désiré Tchoua100Dec 2022CameroonCMR
Tsi ConradFreelanceDec 2016CameroonCMR
Amadou VamoulkéCameroon Radio and Television (CRTV)Jul 2016CameroonCMR
Stanis Bujakera TshiamalaJeune Afrique, Reuters, Actualite.cdSep 2023Congo, Democratic Republic of theCOD
Lázaro Yuri Valle RocaFreelanceJun 2021CubaCUB
Mustapha BendjamaLe ProvincialFeb 2023AlgeriaDZA
Ihsane el-KadiMaghreb Emergent, Radio MDec 2022AlgeriaDZA
Mohamed Mokaddem (Anis Rahmani)Ennahar TVFeb 2020AlgeriaDZA
Alaa AbdelfattahFreelanceOct 2014EgyptEGY
Rabie al-SheikhAl-JazeeraAug 2021EgyptEGY
Mahmoud Saad DiabAl-AhramSep 2022EgyptEGY
Bahaa Eldin Ibrahim NeamatallaAl-Jazeera MubasherFeb 2020EgyptEGY
Mohamed Said FahmyFreelanceMay 2018EgyptEGY
Tawfik GhanemAnadoluMay 2021EgyptEGY
Mohamed Ibrahim (Mohamed Oxygen)FreelanceSep 2019EgyptEGY
Badr Mohamed BadrAl-Jazeera MubasherMar 2017EgyptEGY
Hamdi Mokhtar (Hamdi al-Zaeem)FreelanceJan 2021EgyptEGY
Khaled Abdelwahab RadwanFreelanceMar 2014EgyptEGY
Mostafa Mohamed SaadAl-JazeeraNov 2019EgyptEGY
Khaled SahloobFreelanceJan 2014EgyptEGY
Abdullah ShoushaAmgad TVSep 2013EgyptEGY
Said AbdelkaderAdmasSep 2001EritreaERI
Yusuf Mohamed AliTsigenaySep 2001EritreaERI
Saleh AljazeeriDimtsi Hafash, Eritrea al-HadithaFeb 2002EritreaERI
Amanuel AsratZemenSep 2001EritreaERI
Tesfay “Gomora” GhebreabSetitSep 2001EritreaERI
Temesgen GhebreyesusKeste DebenaSep 2001EritreaERI
Mattewos HabteabMeqalehSep 2001EritreaERI
Dawit HabtemichaelMeqalehSep 2001EritreaERI
Medhanie HaileKeste DebanaSep 2001EritreaERI
Dawit IsaakSetitSep 2001EritreaERI
Ghebrehiwet KeletaTsigenayJul 2000EritreaERI
Jimi’ie KimeilEritrea al-HadithaNov 2005EritreaERI
Hamid Mohamed SaidEri TVFeb 2002EritreaERI
Idris Said (Abba Arre)Tsigenay, Eritrea al-HadithaOct 2001EritreaERI
Sahle Tsegazeab (Wedi Itay)FreelanceOct 2001EritreaERI
Seyoum TsehayeSetitSep 2001EritreaERI
Meskerem AberaEthio Nikat MediaApr 2023EthiopiaETH
Bekalu AlamrewAlpha MediaAug 2023EthiopiaETH
Genet AsmamawYegna MediaApr 2023EthiopiaETH
Dawit BegashawArat Kilo MediaApr 2023EthiopiaETH
Belay ManayeEthio NewsNov 2023EthiopiaETH
Gobeze SisayThe Voice of AmharaMay 2023EthiopiaETH
Tewodros ZerfuYegna TV, Menelik TelevisionAug 2023EthiopiaETH
Abay ZewduAmara Media Center (AMC)Aug 2023EthiopiaETH
José Rubén Zamora MarroquínelPeriódicoJul 2022GuatemalaGTM
Sajad GulThe Kashmir WallaJan 2022IndiaIND
Majid HyderiFreelanceSep 2023IndiaIND
Irfan MehrajFreelanceMar 2023IndiaIND
Gautam NavlakhaFreelanceApr 2020IndiaIND
Prabir PurkayasthaNewsClickOct 2023IndiaIND
Rupesh Kumar SinghFreelanceJul 2022IndiaIND
Aasif SultanKashmir NarratorAug 2018IndiaIND
Sarvenaz AhmadiFreelanceMay 2023IranIRN
Kamiar FakourKhabaronlineMay 2023IranIRN
Niloofar HamediShargh DailySep 2022IranIRN
Mehdi MahmoudianFreelanceAug 2021IranIRN
Elahe MohammadiHammihan NewspaperSep 2022IranIRN
Mohammad-Bagher MoradiFreelanceNov 2022IranIRN
Vida RabbaniFreelanceSep 2022IranIRN
Hosein RazzaghFreelanceAug 2022IranIRN
Kayvan SamimiIran-e-FardaApr 2023IranIRN
Saeedeh ShafieiFreelanceNov 2023IranIRN
Arash Shoa-SharghGilane No, Amad NewsJan 2018IranIRN
Nasim SoltanbeygiFreelanceNov 2023IranIRN
Majid TavakoliFreelanceOct 2023IranIRN
Zahra TohidiFreelanceMay 2023IranIRN
Hoda TohidiFreelanceMay 2023IranIRN
Mohammad Zare-FoumaniSedaye EslahatOct 2022IranIRN
Sleman Mohammed AhmedRojNewsOct 2023IraqIRQ
Sherwan Amin SherwaniFreelanceOct 2020IraqIRQ
Qaraman ShukriFreelanceJan 2021IraqIRQ
Guhdar ZebariWllat MediaOct 2020IraqIRQ
Nawaf al-AmerSanad News AgencyOct 2023Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoryISR
Mohamad al-AtrashRadio AlamNov 2023Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoryISR
Abdel Nasser Al-LahamMa’an News AgencyOct 2023Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoryISR
Alaa al-RimawiJ-MediaOct 2023Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoryISR
Ibrahim al-ZouhairyFreelanceNov 2023Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoryISR
Moath AmarnehJ-Media NetworkOct 2023Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoryISR
Amer Abu ArafaQuds PressNov 2023Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoryISR
Belal ArmanFreelanceOct 2023Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoryISR
Emad Abu AwadFreelanceOct 2023Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoryISR
Mohammad BadrAl-HadathOct 2023Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoryISR
Tarek el-SharifRaya FMNov 2023Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoryISR
Thaer FakhourySpace Media for Media and Digital Content and Media ServicesOct 2023Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoryISR
Ameer Abu IramAl-Ersal NetworkNov 2023Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoryISR
Sabri JibrilJ-MediaOct 2023Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoryISR
Mustafa KhawajaJ-Media Network, Al-Aqsa TVOct 2023Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoryISR
Musaab QafeshaFreelanceOct 2023Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoryISR
Radwan QatananiFreelanceOct 2023Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoryISR
Taoufik BouachrineAkhbar al-YoumFeb 2018MoroccoMAR
Omar RadiLe DeskJul 2020MoroccoMAR
Soulaiman RaissouniAkhbar al-YoumMay 2020MoroccoMAR
Roland Hubert “Lôla” RasoamaharoLa Gazette de la Grande ÎleMar 2023MadagascarMDG
Aung San LinDemocratic Voice of BurmaDec 2021MyanmarMMR
Aung Lwin (Kan Pauk Thar)Dawei WatchApr 2022MyanmarMMR
Aung Chan Thar (Nay Aung)Burma VJSep 2023MyanmarMMR
De Myat Nyein (Myint Myat Aung)Zayar TimesJun 2021MyanmarMMR
Hanthar NyeinKamayut MediaMar 2021MyanmarMMR
Hmu Yadanar Khet Moh Moh TunMyanmar Pressphoto AgencyDec 2021MyanmarMMR
Htet Htet KhineFreelanceAug 2021MyanmarMMR
Htet AungDevelopment Media GroupOct 2023MyanmarMMR
Htun Than AungMekong NewsMar 2022MyanmarMMR
Kaung Sett LinMyanmar Pressphoto AgencyDec 2021MyanmarMMR
Khaing Myint Tun (Shwe Lin Thit)FreelanceJul 2021MyanmarMMR
Kyaw Swar TunMizzimaSep 2022MyanmarMMR
Kyaw Zeya (Kyaw Zay Yar)Kanbawza Tai NewsDec 2022MyanmarMMR
Lwin Than Htike (Than Htike)Burma VJSep 2023MyanmarMMR
Ma Htet HtetThingangyun PostSep 2021MyanmarMMR
Maung Maung MyoMekong NewsMay 2022MyanmarMMR
Min Min AungFreelanceMar 2021MyanmarMMR
Min Theik TunRegional News AgencyApr 2022MyanmarMMR
Myat Ko OoFreelanceSep 2022MyanmarMMR
Myat Kalay (Naing Win Tun)Mandalay Free PressJan 2023MyanmarMMR
Myo San SoeDelta News AgencyAug 2021MyanmarMMR
Nay NawKaren Information Center (KIC)Mar 2022MyanmarMMR
Nyein Chan WaiFreelanceMay 2021MyanmarMMR
Pyae Phyo ThuThe IrrawaddySep 2022MyanmarMMR
Sai Zaw Thaike (Sai Zaw)Myanmar NowSep 2021MyanmarMMR
Sai Lin PhyoFreelanceSep 2022MyanmarMMR
Si Thu (Yay Pearl)FreelanceJun 2022MyanmarMMR
Sithu Aung MyintFreelanceAug 2021MyanmarMMR
Soe Yarzar TunFreelanceMar 2022MyanmarMMR
Than Soe AungFreelanceMar 2022MyanmarMMR
Than Lwin Thu (Ma Nwe)First Weekly News Journal; Thanlwin Thway Chin Journal; Taunggyi Nway Oo ChannelDec 2021MyanmarMMR
Thet Wai San (Khaung)CJ Platform, Oway MediaNov 2022MyanmarMMR
Thura AungThe People’s VoiceNov 2023MyanmarMMR
Thurein KyawMedia TOP 4Feb 2022MyanmarMMR
Toe AungMekong NewsMar 2022MyanmarMMR
Tun LynnMyanmar Light (Myanmar Alinn)Sep 2021MyanmarMMR
Zarni WahSky NetMar 2022MyanmarMMR
Wai LynnThingangyun PostSep 2021MyanmarMMR
Win Naing OoChannel MandalayAug 2021MyanmarMMR
Thaung WinThe IrrawaddySep 2022MyanmarMMR
Win OoNHP NewsNov 2022MyanmarMMR
Zaw ZawFreelanceApr 2022MyanmarMMR
Zaw Ye Htet (Zaw Min Oo)Dae PyawNov 2022MyanmarMMR
Saint Mienpamo OnitshaNAIJA Live TVOct 2023NigeriaNGA
Victor TicayCanal 10Apr 2023NicaraguaNIC
Frenchie Mae CumpioEastern Vista, Aksyon Radyo Tacloban DYVL 819Feb 2020PhilippinesPHL
Mikhail AfanasyevNovy FokusApr 2022RussiaRUS
Osman ArifmemetovFreelanceMar 2019RussiaRUS
Remzi BekirovGraniMar 2019RussiaRUS
Iryna DanylovychFreelanceApr 2022RussiaRUS
Aleksandr DorogovRosderzhava, Prikluchenie Dorogova i Ego DruzeiJul 2020RussiaRUS
Abdulmumin GadzhievChernovikJun 2019RussiaRUS
Evan GershkovichThe Wall Street JournalMar 2023RussiaRUS
Roman IvanovRusNewsApr 2023RussiaRUS
Yan KatelevskiyRosderzhava, Ya.N.Jul 2020RussiaRUS
Dmytro KhilyukUNIANMar 2022RussiaRUS
Alsu KurmashevaRadio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)Oct 2023RussiaRUS
Igor KuznetsovRusNewsSep 2021RussiaRUS
Iryna LevchenkoFreelanceMay 2023RussiaRUS
Sergey MikhaylovListokApr 2022RussiaRUS
Aleksandr NozdrinovFreelanceMar 2022RussiaRUS
Maria PonomarenkoRusNewsApr 2022RussiaRUS
Viktoria RoshchinaFreelanceAug 2023RussiaRUS
Ivan SafronovKommersant, VedomostiJul 2020RussiaRUS
Rustem SheikhalievFreelanceMar 2019RussiaRUS
Amet SuleymanovFreelanceMar 2020RussiaRUS
Vilen TemeryanovFreelanceAug 2022RussiaRUS
Vladislav YesypenkoFreelanceMar 2021RussiaRUS
Phocas NdayizeraFreelanceNov 2018RwandaRWA
Dieudonné NiyonsengaIshema TVNov 2021RwandaRWA
Théoneste NsengimanaUmubavu TV OnlineOct 2021RwandaRWA
Aimable Karasira UzarambaUkuri MbonaMay 2021RwandaRWA
Wajdi al-GhazzawiAl-Fajr Media GroupAug 2012Saudi ArabiaSAU
Turki al-JasserFreelanceMar 2018Saudi ArabiaSAU
Sultan al-JumairiFreelanceSep 2018Saudi ArabiaSAU
Ali al-Omari4Sep 2017Saudi ArabiaSAU
Ahmed al-SuwianAl-BayanSep 2017Saudi ArabiaSAU
Sami al-ThubaitiTawasulSep 2017Saudi ArabiaSAU
Essam al-ZamilFreelanceSep 2017Saudi ArabiaSAU
Adel BenaimahFreelanceSep 2017Saudi ArabiaSAU
Abdulrahman FarhanaAl-SabeelFeb 2019Saudi ArabiaSAU
Zuhair KutbiFreelanceJan 2019Saudi ArabiaSAU
Ndèye Astou BâAllô SénégalNov 2023SenegalSEN
Papa El Hadji Omar YallyAllô SénégalNov 2023SenegalSEN
Maniane Sène LôAllô SénégalNov 2023SenegalSEN
Ndèye Maty NiangKéwouloMay 2023SenegalSEN
Daouda SowAllô SénégalNov 2023SenegalSEN
Tal al-MallohiFreelanceDec 2009SyriaSYR
Fares MaamouFreelanceOct 2012SyriaSYR
Jihad As'ad MohamedFreelanceAug 2013SyriaSYR
Akram RaslanAl-FedaaOct 2012SyriaSYR
Austin TiceFreelanceAug 2012SyriaSYR
Loic LawsonLe Flambeau des DémocratesNov 2023TogoTGO
Anani SossouFreelanceNov 2023TogoTGO
Daler Bobiev (Daler Imomali)Daler ImomaliJun 2022TajikistanTJK
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Khushruz Jumayev (Khushom Gulyam)Pomere.infoMay 2022TajikistanTJK
Abdusattor Kotibov (Abdusattor Pirmuhammadzoda)Abdusattor Pirmuhammadzoda (YouTube channel)Jul 2022TajikistanTJK
Ulfatkhonim MamadshoevaFreelanceMay 2022TajikistanTJK
Zavqibek Solehov (Zavqibek Saidamini)Zavq TVJul 2022TajikistanTJK
Nurgeldi HalykovTurkmen.NewsJul 2020TurkmenistanTKM
Khalifa GuesmiMosaique FMSep 2023TunisiaTUN
Gültekin AvcıBugünSep 2019TurkeyTUR
Mehmet BaransuTarafMar 2015TurkeyTUR
Celalettin CanÖzgür GündemAug 2023TurkeyTUR
İsmail ÇobanAzadiya WelatApr 2018TurkeyTUR
Hatice DumanAtılımApr 2003TurkeyTUR
Mustafa GökEkmek ve AdaletFeb 2004TurkeyTUR
Abdurrahman GökMezopotamya News AgencyApr 2023TurkeyTUR
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    Attacks on journalists’ lives and liberty remained at near record-levels in 2023, with the Committee to Protect Journalists documenting 99 journalists killed worldwide, the highest total since 2015. CPJ also documented 320 journalists imprisoned for their work as of the December 1 date of its annual prison census — near the global all-time high of more than 360 a year earlier.

    Israel made a rapid ascent on the 2023 list, becoming the source for over 75% of journalist killings, and rising to the sixth-worst jailer of journalists after the start of the Israel-Gaza war on October 7.

    Interactive map by Geoff McGhee for CPJ

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    Attacks on journalists’ lives and liberty remained at near record-levels in 2023, with the Committee to Protect Journalists documenting 99 journalists killed worldwide, the highest total since 2015. CPJ also documented 320 journalists imprisoned for their work as of the December 1 date of its annual prison census — near the global all-time high of more than 360 a year earlier.

    Israel made a rapid ascent on the 2023 list, becoming the source for over 75% of journalist killings, and rising to the sixth-worst jailer of journalists after the start of the Israel-Gaza war on October 7.

    Interactive map by Geoff McGhee for CPJ

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    Journalists killed in 2023

    At least 78 journalists and media workers were killed in direct connection with their work, and CPJ is investigating the motives for the killings of eight others to determine whether they were work-related. Of the global total of 99 killings, 77 occurred in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Lebanon – the Israel-Gaza war zone – and 72 of those killings were Palestinian journalists and media workers.

    Outside the deaths in the Israel-Gaza war, killings dropped markedly compared to 2022, from 69 to 22 deaths. But this declining number is not an indication that journalism has become safer in other parts of the world. Indeed, CPJ’s annual prison census found that 2023 jailings of journalists – another key indicator of conditions for journalists and press freedom – remain close to record highs established in 2022. Read about our methodology

     

    The Israel-Gaza war

    More than three-quarters of 2023’s deaths took place during the Israel-Gaza war–in a span of only three months. This toll is unprecedented in its intensity, according to CPJ data.

     

    The Israel-Gaza war

    More than three-quarters of 2023’s deaths took place during the Israel-Gaza war–in a span of only three months. This toll is unprecedented in its intensity, according to CPJ data.

     

    Deaths by country

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    Journalists imprisoned in 2023

    The year’s top five jailers of journalists are China, Myanmar, Belarus, Russia, and Vietnam, respectively. More than 65% of imprisoned journalists in the census face anti-state charges, such as false news and terrorism, in retaliation for their work. Many in the census are jailed without being told of charges against them, and often face cruel and dangerous prison conditions.

    This map shows the countries imprisoning journalists in 2023.

    Read about our methodology
     

    Journalists imprisoned in 2023

    The year’s top five jailers of journalists are China, Myanmar, Belarus, Russia, and Vietnam, respectively. More than 65% of imprisoned journalists in the census face anti-state charges, such as false news and terrorism, in retaliation for their work. Many in the census are jailed without being told of charges against them, and often face cruel and dangerous prison conditions.

    This map shows the countries imprisoning journalists in 2023.

    Read about our methodology
     

    Imprisonments by country

    Click on countries in the list at left to see journalists imprisoned in 2023.

     

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    Imprisonments by country

    Click on countries in the list below to see journalists imprisoned in 2023.

     

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    China – #1 in 2023

    China has been a top jailer of journalists for many years. Its tight censorship of the media and high rates of imprisoning those who speak out make it especially difficult to assess the exact number of journalists in its prisons. Inmates are sent to political re-education camps or simply kept in prison after sentences end. China’s intolerance for independent reporting, along with similar repression in neighboring countries, has made Asia the region with the highest number of jailed journalists–115 of the global total of 320.

     

    Myanmar – #2 in 2023

    Myanmar catapulted into CPJ’s census rankings as the world’s second-worst jailer of journalists in 2021, when a February military coup ousted the country’s elected government and cracked down on coverage of the new regime. The number of jailed journalists has been on the rise since then, from 30 in 2021, to 42 in 2022, and now, to 43, as the regime continues to arrest journalists, shutter news outlets and force members of the media into exile.

     

    Belarus – #3 in 2023

    Belarus held 28 journalists in custody on December 1 – up from 26 last year, and 19 in 2021. The majority face anti-state charges, with almost half serving sentences of five years or more. Belarus uses “extremism” laws as a weapon to jail journalists, with five of seven new Belarus prisoners in the census accused of some form of extremism. Arrests in recent years have taken place against the backdrop of President Aleksandr Lukashenko’s ongoing vindictiveness against those covering the aftermath of his disputed 2020 election.

     

    Russia – #4 in 2023

    As it has intensified efforts to stifle free reporting, Russia has moved into the top five worst jailers of journalists in 2023. With the country’s independent media gutted following its full scale February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Moscow is continuing efforts to criminalize journalism beyond its borders by issuing arrest warrants and prison sentences for prominent journalists working in exile. Russia also holds a disproportionate number of foreign reporters in its jails. Twelve of the census’ global total of 17 non-local imprisoned journalists are held by Russia.

     

    Vietnam — #5 in 2023

    Vietnam continues to impose harsh sentences, and harsh prison conditions, on journalists, many of whom are convicted for what the government claims are anti-state crimes. CPJ research found journalists in Vietnamese prisons have been denied necessities such as food, electricity and medical care.

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    Explore the data

    Read more about the journalists who were killed in 2023, and explore CPJ’s data on journalists who were jailed because of their work.

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    Methodology

    Imprisonments

    CPJ’s annual prison census accounts only for journalists in government custody and does not include those who have disappeared or are held captive by non-state actors. These cases are classified as “missing” or “abducted.”

    CPJ’s list is a snapshot of those incarcerated at 12:01 a.m. on December 1, 2023. It does not include the many journalists imprisoned and released throughout the year. CPJ includes only those journalists who it has confirmed have been imprisoned in relation to their work. Journalists remain on CPJ’s list until the organization determines with reasonable certainty that they have been released or have died in custody.


    Killings

    CPJ began compiling detailed records on all journalist deaths in 1992. CPJ staff members independently investigate and verify the circumstances behind each death. CPJ considers a case work-related only when its staff is reasonably certain that a journalist was killed in direct reprisal for his or her work; in combat-related crossfire; or while carrying out a dangerous assignment such as covering a protest that turns violent.

    If the motives in a killing are unclear, but it is possible that a journalist died in relation to his or her work, CPJ classifies the case as “unconfirmed” and continues to investigate.

    CPJ’s list does not include journalists who died of illness or were killed in car or plane accidents unless the crash was caused by hostile action. Other press organizations using different criteria cite different numbers of deaths.

    CPJ’s database of journalists killed in 2022 includes capsule reports on each victim and filters for examining trends in the data. CPJ maintains a database of all journalists killed since 1992 and those who have gone missing or are imprisoned for their work.


    A note on the map

    The map reflects that CPJ holds Russian authorities responsible for press freedom violations in Ukraine’s Crimea after Russia’s 2014 annexation of the peninsula led to de facto control of its media sphere.