Since the year 2000, CPJ compiles detailed information on journalists in jail across the world.

Data are disaggregated on a country basis, and interactive visualization are provided comparing the total number of journalists in jail across time. Detailed narrative description of every single case is also provided.

CPJ applies strict journalistic standards to investigate and determine the circumstances of each case included in the list. For an overview of CPJ methodology, see here .

2017 update is available here.

Tags: Safety of journalists
Publication Date: 26/02/2017
Link: CPJ database on jailed journalists
Source: Committee to Protect Journalists
Dataset format: xml
Accessibility: free
Countries: Worldwide EU Member States Council of Europe Member States Albania Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Bosnia Herzegovina Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kazakhstan Kosovo Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg North Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom