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role="main"> <section class="outer-container threats-box"><div class="grid-container"><h2 class="section-header">Our Journalists, Under Threat</h2><p class="lead-in">The right to free and open access to news and information should be universal, but threats to a free press persist. Journalists reporting for USAGM networks face risks every day. USAGM strongly condemns these actions, which violate international standards by suppressing independent media and targeting journalists doing their jobs.</p></div><div class="grid-half" id="threats-main-column"><article><div class="article-image"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/2024/11/01/usagm-ceo-amanda-bennett-reflects-ahead-of-international-day-to-end-impunity-for-crimes-against-journalists/"><img src="" alt="Image link to USAGM CEO Amanda Bennett reflects ahead of International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists post"></a></div><div class="article-info"><h2 class="article-title"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/2024/11/01/usagm-ceo-amanda-bennett-reflects-ahead-of-international-day-to-end-impunity-for-crimes-against-journalists/">USAGM CEO Amanda Bennett reflects ahead of International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists</a></h2></div></article></div><div class="grid-half" id="threats-side-column"><article><h2 class="article-title"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/2024/08/01/american-rfe-rl-reporter-alsu-kurmasheva-released-from-russian-custody-2/">American RFE/RL reporter Alsu Kurmasheva released from Russian custody</a></h2></article><article><h2 class="article-title"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/2024/08/01/american-rfe-rl-reporter-alsu-kurmasheva-released-from-russian-custody/">American RFE/RL reporter Alsu Kurmasheva released from Russian custody</a></h2></article><article><h2 class="article-title"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/2024/08/01/voa-statement-on-russias-release-of-rfe-rl-journalist-alsu-kurmasheva/">VOA statement on Russia’s release of RFE/RL journalist Alsu Kurmasheva</a></h2></article><article><h2 class="article-title"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/2024/07/22/american-rfe-rl-reporter-alsu-kurmasheva-tried-convicted-in-russian-court/">American RFE/RL reporter Alsu Kurmasheva tried & convicted in Russian Court</a></h2></article><article><h2 class="article-title"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/2024/05/31/russia-extends-american-rfe-rl-journalists-detention-for-sixth-time/">Russia extends American RFE/RL journalist’s detention for sixth time</a></h2></article></div></section> <section class="outer-container"><div class="grid-container"><h2 class="section-subheader">Cases We're Watching</h2> <div class="nest-container"> <div class="inner-container featured-journalist__dropdown"> <label class="grid-four">Status <select name="featured-journalist__dropdown"> <option value="">ALL</option> <option value="jailed">Jailed</option> <option value="harassed">Harassed</option> <option value="captured">Captured</option> <option value="missing">Missing</option> <option value="threatened">Threatened</option> <option value="imprisoned">Imprisoned</option> <option value="detained-released-on-bail">Detained, released on bail</option> </select> </label> </div> <div class="inner-container"><div class="grid-half profile-clears featured-journalist__grid-item status-imprisoned"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/ihar-losik/"><img src="https://www.usagm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Ilhar-cropped1500x500.jpg" class="bbg__profile-excerpt__photo" alt="Profile photo"></a><h4 class="article-title"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/ihar-losik/">Ihar Losik</a></h4><p class="sans" style="margin-bottom: 1rem;">Journalist, RFE/RL</p><p class="featured-journalist__status">Imprisoned</p><p>Ihar Losik, RFE/RL Belarus Service journalist, was arrested on June 25, 2020, and accused by authorities of using his popular Telegram channel to “prepare to disrupt public order” ahead of the 2020 presidential elections in the country. </p></div><div class="grid-half profile-clears featured-journalist__grid-item status-jailed"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/truong-duy-nhat/"><img src="https://www.usagm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Truong-Duy-Nhat-e1549390966537.jpeg" class="bbg__profile-excerpt__photo" alt="Profile photo"></a><h4 class="article-title"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/truong-duy-nhat/">Truong Duy Nhat</a></h4><p class="sans" style="margin-bottom: 1rem;">Contributor and blogger, RFA Vietnamese Service</p><p class="featured-journalist__status">Jailed</p><p>RFA Vietnamese contributor and blogger went missing on Jan. 26 after seeking political asylum with a UN refugee agency in Thailand. </p></div><div class="grid-half profile-clears featured-journalist__grid-item status-imprisoned"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/nguyen-tuong-thuy/"><img src="https://www.usagm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/NTT.jpg" class="bbg__profile-excerpt__photo" alt="Profile photo"></a><h4 class="article-title"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/nguyen-tuong-thuy/">Nguyen Tuong Thuy</a></h4><p class="sans" style="margin-bottom: 1rem;">Contributor, RFA Vietnamese</p><p class="featured-journalist__status">Imprisoned</p><p>Nguyen Tuong Thuy, contributor to RFA, received an 11-year prison sentence for “making, storing, and disseminating documents and materials for anti-state purposes.” </p></div><div class="grid-half profile-clears featured-journalist__grid-item status-imprisoned"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/pham-chi-dung/"><img src="https://www.usagm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Pham-Chi-Dung.jpg" class="bbg__profile-excerpt__photo" alt="Profile photo"></a><h4 class="article-title"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/pham-chi-dung/">Pham Chi Dung </a></h4><p class="sans" style="margin-bottom: 1rem;">Reporter and Blogger, VOA Vietnamese Service</p><p class="featured-journalist__status">Imprisoned</p><p>VOA Vietnamese freelance blogger, Pham Chi Dung, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for “dangerous actions” against the Hanoi government.</p></div><div class="grid-half profile-clears featured-journalist__grid-item status-missing"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/bashar-fahmi/"><img src="https://www.usagm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/BasharFahmi1-e1500409276761.png" class="bbg__profile-excerpt__photo" alt="Profile photo"></a><h4 class="article-title"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/bashar-fahmi/">Bashar Fahmi</a></h4><p class="sans" style="margin-bottom: 1rem;">Correspondent, Alhurra TV</p><p class="featured-journalist__status">Missing</p><p>The Alhurra correspondent went missing while reporting in Aleppo, Syria, in August 2012.</p></div><div class="grid-half profile-clears featured-journalist__grid-item status-imprisoned"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/vladyslav-yesypenko/"><img src="https://www.usagm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-07-at-9.31.11-AM-e1645038100419.png" class="bbg__profile-excerpt__photo" alt="Profile photo"></a><h4 class="article-title"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/vladyslav-yesypenko/">Vladyslav Yesypenko</a></h4><p class="sans" style="margin-bottom: 1rem;">Journalist, RFE/RL</p><p class="featured-journalist__status">Imprisoned</p><p>RFE/RL freelance reporter Vladyslav Yesypenko was arrested after attending a peaceful gathering in Simferopol, Ukraine. He was detained on suspicion of collecting information for Ukrainian intelligence and sentenced to six years in prison. </p></div><div class="grid-half profile-clears featured-journalist__grid-item status-imprisoned"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/andrey-kuznechyk/"><img src="https://www.usagm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Screen-Shot-2022-01-05-at-12.47.18-PM.png" class="bbg__profile-excerpt__photo" alt="Profile photo"></a><h4 class="article-title"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/andrey-kuznechyk/">Andrey Kuznechyk</a></h4><p class="sans" style="margin-bottom: 1rem;">Journalist, RFE/RL</p><p class="featured-journalist__status">Imprisoned</p><p>Andrey Kuznechyk, a correspondent for RFE/RL Belarus Service, was detained on November 25, 2021. He was taken from outside his apartment in Minsk by four unidentified men in plain clothes. At the time, no reason for his detention. </p></div><div class="grid-half profile-clears featured-journalist__grid-item status-imprisoned"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/sithu-aung-myint/"><img src="https://www.usagm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Screen-Shot-2022-10-18-at-2.32.55-PM-e1666118216324.png" class="bbg__profile-excerpt__photo" alt="Profile photo"></a><h4 class="article-title"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/sithu-aung-myint/">Sithu Aung Myint</a></h4><p class="sans" style="margin-bottom: 1rem;">Contributor, VOA</p><p class="featured-journalist__status">Imprisoned</p><p>VOA contributor Sithu Aung Myint was arrested on August 15, 2021, on charges of incitement and defaming the armed forces and state. On October 6, 2022, he was sentenced to three years in prison for hard labor.</p></div><div class="grid-half profile-clears featured-journalist__grid-item status-imprisoned"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/nguyen-lan-thang/"><img src="https://www.usagm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/rfa-blogger.png" class="bbg__profile-excerpt__photo" alt="Profile photo"></a><h4 class="article-title"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/nguyen-lan-thang/">Nguyen Lan Thang</a></h4><p class="sans" style="margin-bottom: 1rem;">Contributor, RFA Vietnamese service</p><p class="featured-journalist__status">Imprisoned</p><p>RFA contributor Nguyen Lan Thang was sentenced to six years in prison and two years of probation on April 12, 2023. The long-time Radio Free Asia (RFA) contributor was arrested in July 2022 and charged with spreading anti-state propaganda.</p></div><div class="grid-half profile-clears featured-journalist__grid-item status-jailed"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/nguyen-vu-binh/"><img src="https://www.usagm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Nguyen-Vu-Binh-300x300-1.png" class="bbg__profile-excerpt__photo" alt="Profile photo"></a><h4 class="article-title"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/nguyen-vu-binh/">Nguyen Vu Binh</a></h4><p class="sans" style="margin-bottom: 1rem;">Contributor, RFA Vietnamese</p><p class="featured-journalist__status">Jailed</p><p>The right to free and open access to news and information should be universal, but threats to a free press persist. Journalists reporting for USAGM networks face risks every day as they report on regions in conflict or transition.</p></div><div class="grid-half profile-clears featured-journalist__grid-item status-jailed"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/farid-mehralizada/"><img src="https://www.usagm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/RFERL-Azeri-journo.png" class="bbg__profile-excerpt__photo" alt="Profile photo"></a><h4 class="article-title"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/farid-mehralizada/">Farid Mehralizada</a></h4><p class="sans" style="margin-bottom: 1rem;">Economist and Journalist, RFE/RL Azerbaijani Service</p><p class="featured-journalist__status">Jailed</p><p>The right to free and open access to news and information should be universal, but threats to a free press persist. Journalists reporting for USAGM networks face risks every day as they report on regions in conflict or transition.</p></div><div class="grid-half featured-journalist__no-status">There are no journalists with this status.</div></div></div></div></section> <div class="outer-container bbg__memorial"> <div class="grid-container"> <h3 class="section-subheader">Fallen journalists</h3> <div class="usa-grid"> <div class="bbg__profile-grid__profile"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/vira-hyrych/"><img src="https://www.usagm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Screen-Shot-2022-04-29-at-1.59.48-PM-200x200.png" alt="" class="bbg__profile-grid__profile__mugshot"/></a><h4 class="article-title"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/vira-hyrych/">Vira Hyrych</a></h4><p class="sans">Killed 04/28/2022</p></div><div class="bbg__profile-grid__profile"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/mohammad-ilyas-dayee/"><img src="https://www.usagm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/41DB5B52-E672-443A-9971-2ED3DAC6451A_w1023_r1_s-e1605285107777-200x200.jpg" alt="" class="bbg__profile-grid__profile__mugshot"/></a><h4 class="article-title"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/mohammad-ilyas-dayee/">Mohammad Ilyas Dayee</a></h4><p class="sans">Killed 11/12/2020</p></div><div class="bbg__profile-grid__profile"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/sabawoon-kakar/"><img src="https://www.usagm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/sabawoon-profile-e1525207821138-200x200.jpg" alt="" class="bbg__profile-grid__profile__mugshot"/></a><h4 class="article-title"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/sabawoon-kakar/">Sabawoon Kakar</a></h4><p class="sans">Killed 04/30/2018</p></div><div class="bbg__profile-grid__profile"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/abadullah-hananzai/"><img src="https://www.usagm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/abadullah-profile-e1525204442884-200x200.jpg" alt="" class="bbg__profile-grid__profile__mugshot"/></a><h4 class="article-title"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/abadullah-hananzai/">Abadullah Hananzai</a></h4><p class="sans">Killed 04/30/2018</p></div><div class="bbg__profile-grid__profile"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/maharram-durrani/"><img src="https://www.usagm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Maharram-Durrani-e1526496011649-200x200.jpg" alt="" class="bbg__profile-grid__profile__mugshot"/></a><h4 class="article-title"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/maharram-durrani/">Maharram Durrani</a></h4><p class="sans">Killed 04/30/2018</p></div><div class="bbg__profile-grid__profile"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/ali-nur-siad/"><img src="https://www.usagm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/ALI-2-200x200.jpg" alt="" class="bbg__profile-grid__profile__mugshot"/></a><h4 class="article-title"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/ali-nur-siad/">Ali Nur Siad</a></h4><p class="sans">Killed 10/14/2017</p></div><div class="bbg__profile-grid__profile"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/almigdad-mojalli/"><img src="https://www.usagm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/01-18-Almigdad-Mojalli-VOA-Stringer-Killed-in-Yemen-Please-credit-Laura-Silvia-Battaglia-e1487822972612-200x200.jpg" alt="" class="bbg__profile-grid__profile__mugshot"/></a><h4 class="article-title"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/almigdad-mojalli/">Almigdad Mojalli</a></h4><p class="sans">Killed 01/17/2016</p></div><div class="bbg__profile-grid__profile"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/mohammed-bdaiwi-owaid-al-shammari/"><img src="https://www.usagm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/mugshot__mohammed-bdaiwi-owaid-al-shammari-300x300-200x200.jpg" alt="" class="bbg__profile-grid__profile__mugshot"/></a><h4 class="article-title"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/mohammed-bdaiwi-owaid-al-shammari/">Mohammed Bdaiwi Owaid Al-Shammari</a></h4><p class="sans">Killed 03/22/2014</p></div><div class="bbg__profile-grid__profile"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/mohammed-ali-nuxurkey/"><img src="https://www.usagm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/mugshot__mohammed-ali-nuxurkey-300x300-200x200.jpg" alt="" class="bbg__profile-grid__profile__mugshot"/></a><h4 class="article-title"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/mohammed-ali-nuxurkey/">Mohammed Ali Nuxurkey</a></h4><p class="sans">Killed 03/19/2013</p></div><div class="bbg__profile-grid__profile"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/mukarram-khan-aatif/"><img src="https://www.usagm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/mugshot__mukarram-khan-aatif-300x300-200x200.jpg" alt="" class="bbg__profile-grid__profile__mugshot"/></a><h4 class="article-title"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/mukarram-khan-aatif/">Mukarram Khan Aatif</a></h4><p class="sans">Killed 01/17/2012</p></div><div class="bbg__profile-grid__profile"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/alisher-saipov/"><img src="https://www.usagm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/saipov@2x-200x200.png" alt="" class="bbg__profile-grid__profile__mugshot"/></a><h4 class="article-title"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/alisher-saipov/">Alisher Saipov</a></h4><p class="sans">Killed 10/24/2007</p></div><div class="bbg__profile-grid__profile"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/nazar-abdulwahid-al-radhi/"><img src="https://www.usagm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/mugshot__nazar-abdulwahid-al-radhi-300x300-200x200.jpg" alt="" class="bbg__profile-grid__profile__mugshot"/></a><h4 class="article-title"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/nazar-abdulwahid-al-radhi/">Nazar Abdulwahid Al-Radhi</a></h4><p class="sans">Killed 05/30/2007</p></div><div class="bbg__profile-grid__profile"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/khamail-muhsin-khalaf/"><img src="https://www.usagm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Khamail-Muhsin-Khalaf_300x300-200x200.jpg" alt="" class="bbg__profile-grid__profile__mugshot"/></a><h4 class="article-title"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/khamail-muhsin-khalaf/">Khamail Muhsin Khalaf</a></h4><p class="sans">Killed 04/05/2007</p></div><div class="bbg__profile-grid__profile"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/ogulsapar-muradova/"><img src="https://www.usagm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/mugshot__ogulsapar-muradova-300x300-200x200.jpg" alt="" class="bbg__profile-grid__profile__mugshot"/></a><h4 class="article-title"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/ogulsapar-muradova/">Ogulsapar Muradova</a></h4><p class="sans">Killed 09/2006</p></div><div class="bbg__profile-grid__profile"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/abdul-hussein-khazal/"><img src="https://www.usagm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/mugshot__abdul-hussein-khazal-300x300-200x200.jpg" alt="" class="bbg__profile-grid__profile__mugshot"/></a><h4 class="article-title"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/abdul-hussein-khazal/">Abdul-Hussein Khazal</a></h4><p class="sans">Killed 02/09/2005</p></div><div class="bbg__profile-grid__profile"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/iskandar-khatloni/"><img src="https://www.usagm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/mugshot__iskandar-khatloni-300x300-200x200.jpg" alt="" class="bbg__profile-grid__profile__mugshot"/></a><h4 class="article-title"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/iskandar-khatloni/">Iskandar Khatloni</a></h4><p class="sans">Killed 09/21/2000</p></div><div class="bbg__profile-grid__profile"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/ricardo-de-mello/"><img src="https://www.usagm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/mugshot__ricardo-de-melo-300x300-200x200.jpg" alt="" class="bbg__profile-grid__profile__mugshot"/></a><h4 class="article-title"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/ricardo-de-mello/">Ricardo de Mello</a></h4><p class="sans">Killed 01/18/1995</p></div><div class="bbg__profile-grid__profile"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/georgi-markov/"><img src="https://www.usagm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/mugshot__georgi-markov-300x300-200x200.jpg" alt="" class="bbg__profile-grid__profile__mugshot"/></a><h4 class="article-title"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/georgi-markov/">Georgi Markov</a></h4><p class="sans">Killed 09/11/1978</p></div><div class="bbg__profile-grid__profile"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/abdulrachmann-fatalibey/"><img src="https://www.usagm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/mugshot__abdulrachmann-fatalibey-300x300-200x200.jpg" alt="" class="bbg__profile-grid__profile__mugshot"/></a><h4 class="article-title"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/abdulrachmann-fatalibey/">Abdulrachmann Fatalibey</a></h4><p class="sans">Killed 11/20/1954</p></div><div class="bbg__profile-grid__profile"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/leonid-karas/"><img src="https://www.usagm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Leonid-Karas-200x200.jpg" alt="" class="bbg__profile-grid__profile__mugshot"/></a><h4 class="article-title"><a href="https://www.usagm.gov/news-and-information/threats-to-press/leonid-karas/">Leonid Karas</a></h4><p class="sans">Killed 09/1954</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="outer-container"> <div class="grid-container"> <div class="usagm-quotation "> </div> </div> </div> </main> <div id="redirect__overlay" style="display: none;"> <div id="redirect__dialog"> <div id="redirect__dialog--close"></div> <h2>Confirm External Link</h2> <p> Are you sure you want to navigate to this external domain? <div id="redirect__link"></div> </p> <button id="redirect__button--cancel" type="button">Cancel</button> <button id="redirect__button--confirm" type="button">Continue</button> </div> </div> <footer id="footer"> <div class="outer-container"> <div 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