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1. Arash Shoa-Shargh (Iran): Case of imprisoned journalist serving 10 years shrouded in silence.


2. Aleksandr Valov (Russia): Russian editor held in Irkutsk punishment cell without just cause.


3. Samuel Wazizi (Cameroon): Arrested journalist’s charge and location unknown

for more than fi ve months.

4. Azory Gwanda (Tanzania): No updates after journalist’s disappearance more than two years ago.


5. Azimjon Askarov (Kyrgyzstan): Imprisoned journalist’s health deteriorating

after nine years of life sentence.

6. Lu Yuyu (China): Imprisoned journalist has requested and been denied help for severe depression.


7. Luz Escobar (Cuba): Cuban authorities barricade independent journalist inside her home.


8. Jamal Khashoggi (Saudi Arabia): Demands for answers in Khashoggi murder persist into new decade.


9. P atricia Kayuni (Malawi): Authorities fail to protect journalist from protestors’ assault.


10. Solafa Magdy, Hossam El-Sayyad and Mohamed Salah (Egypt): Three journalists awaiting

sentencing on charges of membership in a banned group and disseminating false news.

The 10 most pressing cases of journalists under attack, as identifi ed by the One Free Press Coalition, include: