Updated List of Detained Journalists in Egypt till Jan. 31, 2017 (97 Journalists)

In January 2017, there were 8 cases of journalists’ imprisonments and temporary detentions in Egypt, most notably sentencing journalist Hussein Abdul-Halim of Al-Dostor newspaper for 3 months in prison and fining him 20,000 pounds (about 1100 $) after charging him of spreading false news about ministry of interiors.

On the other hand, Ahmed Fouad correspondent of Karmoz website was released after spending 3 years in prison, Also journalist Abdul-Rahman Taher of Zoom News website was released.

Below is an updated list of detained journalists in Egypt till Jan. 31, 2017 (97 Journalists):

1. Mahmoud Hussain, Al-Jazeera news network
2. Mosaab Hamed, Misr 25 TV channel
3. Reem Qotb Jabarah, independent film director
4. Mohammed Farag, freelance journalist
5. Nabil Al-Ashri, editor of Mubasher website
6. Mohammed Al-Shaer, of Mubasher website
7. Mohammed Salah Sharar, Qatari Al-Watan
8. Hamdi Abdul-Aziz (Zoomnews)
9. Hamdi Al-Zaaem (Al-Hayat)
10. Mohammed Hassan (Al-Nabaa Al-Watani)
11. Osama Al-Beshbeshi (Baladi website)
12. Mohammed Haz (Freelance journalist)
13. Omar Adel (Zoom News website)
14. Magdi Ahmed Hussein (Editor of Al-Shaab Al-Jadeed)
15. Hani Salah Al-Din (Managing editor of Youm7)
16. Hisham Jaafar (MADA)
17. Ismail Al-Iskandrani (Freelance journalist)
18. Mohammed Al-jenidi (Freelance journalist)
19. Hussein Abdul-Halim of Al-Dostor)
20. Ahmed Sebaie (Head of Al-Aqsa TV office in Egypt)
21. Hassan Al-Qabbani (Al-Karama newspaper)
22. Mohammed Saber Al-Batawi (Al-Akhbar)
23. Ibrahim Al-Dadrawi (Al-Qawmiya for distribution)
24. Mohsen Radi (Al-Daawa)
25. Said Abu Haj (Sinai Media Center)
26. Amr Al-Khafif (Former director of broadcast engineering in ERTU)
27. Emad Abu Zaid (Al-Ahram)
28. Mohammed Abossoul (Akhbar Al-Youm)
29. Abdo Desuqi (Ikhwanweb)
30. Mohammed Ibrahim Shukri (Al-Omma TV channel)
31. Walid Shalabi (Ikhwan Online)
32. Yusuf Talat (Al-Sabab TV channel)
33. Mahmoud Mostafa Saad (Alnahar newspaper)
34. Ammar Abdul Majid (Al-Hadath website)
35. Sabri Anwar (Elbadil newspaper)
36. Samhi Mostafa (Rassd network)
37. Ibrahim Suleiman (5^thTV channel – National TV)
38. Omar Abdul-Maksoud (Masralarabia.com)
39. Mahmoud Abu Zeid, (aka Shawkan) (Demotix photo agency)
40. Bakri Abdul-Aal (Al-Raya newspaper)
41. Mohammed Al-Saeed Al-Dashti (Al-Mashhad newspaper)
42. Abdul-Rahman Shahin (Freedom and justice newspaper – Aljazeera TV channel)
43. Mohammed Salah Madani (Misr 25 TV channel)
44. Musaad Al-Barbari (Director Ahrar 25 TV channel)
45. Khaled Hamdi (Misr 25 TV channel)
46. Khaled Abdul-Aziz (Misr 25 TV channel)
47. Jamal Al-Alem (Misr 25 TV channel)
48. Osama Ezzuddin (Misr 25 TV channel)
49. Mohammad Al-Adli (Amjad TV channel)
50. Abdullah Al-Fakharani (Rassd network)
51. Moataz Mostafa Shahin (Freedom and Justice newspaper)
52. Mohamed Salah Sowaidan (Freelance photographer)
53. Mahmoud Abdul-Nabi Awad (Rassd network)
54. Ibrahim Abdul-Nabi Awad (Rassd network)
55. Khalid Abdul-Rauf Sahlob (Rassd network)
56. Khaled Hamza (Managing editor of IkhwanWeb)
57. Sayed Musa (Amjad TV channel)
58. Karim Mostafa Al-Sayed (Al-Shabab TV channel)
59. Mohammed Ezzat (Ikhwan Online)
60. Abdullah Shousha (Amjad TV channel)
61. Ahmed Lashin (Misr 25 TV channel)
62. Shadi Abdul-Hamid (Freelance correspondent)
63. Suhaib Saad Al-Haddad (Freelance correspondent, Aljazeera)
64. Khalid Mohammed Abdul-Rahman (Freelance correspondent, Aljazeera)
65. Wael Al-Heddini (Freelance correspondent)
66. Mohammed Mamoun Abu Shousha (Ahrar 25 TV channel)
67. Ibrahim Talha (Stringer for satellite TV channels)
68. Mahmoud Jamal Ali Othman (Stringer for satellite TV channels)
69. Mohyi Qasem Mohammed Abdul-Jawwad (Stringer for satellite TV channels)
70. Mohammed Mostafa Abdul-Nasser Abdul-Qadir (Stringer for satellite TV channels)
71. Ahmed Muharram Abdul-Salam (Stringer for satellite TV channels)
72. Abdul-Rahman Abdul-Salam Yaqout (Freelance reporter)
73. Sameh Mohammed Ahmed Bakri (Stringer for satellite TV channels)
74. Abdullah Jamal Moftah (Stringer for satellite TV channels)
75. Ammar Samir Abdul-Ghani Ahmad (Stringer for satellite TV channels)
76. Ahmed Khamis Mahmoud Kheder (Stringer for satellite TV channels)
77. Belal Abdullah Ahmad (Stringer for satellite TV channels)
78. Abdul-Rahman Hassan Abdul-Hafiz (Stringer for satellite TV channels)
79. Ahmed Khamis Anwar Abdul-Qawi (Stringer for satellite TV channels
80. Osama Hashem Mohammed Hashem (Stringer for satellite TV channels)
81. Mohamed Hossamuddin Abdul-Halim Al-Kafrawi (Stringer for satellite TV channels)
82. Omar Mohamed Mabrouk Al-Sawi (Stringer for satellite TV channels)
83. Ahmed Ali Ahmed Al-Najjar (Stringer for satellite TV channels)
84. Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed Shehata (Stringer for satellite TV channels)
85. Islam Gomaa (Misr 25 TV channel)
86. Ahmed Hamouda Al-Sakhawi (Misr newspaper)
87. Ahmed Al-Mansi (Shabab News website)
88. Mahmoud Abdul-Latif (Shabab News website)
89. Ibrahim Samir (Freelance correspondent)
90. Islam Al-Banna (Freelance correspondent)
91. Islam Atef (Al-Omma website)
92. Ahmed Abu Khabeer (Al-Omma website)
93. Ahmed Maher Ali (Freelance correspondent)
94. Assem Abdul-Fattah (Al-Omma website)
95. Omar Khedr (Rassd network)
96. Omar Mabrouk (Freelance journalist)
97. Mahmoud Yahia (Al-Omma TV channel)