CPJ Missing Journalists
CPJ maintains a list of journalists who have disappeared while doing their work. Although many of them are feared dead, if no body has been found, CPJ generally does not classify them as “Killed.” In making a decision on how to classify a case, CPJ also takes into consideration the expectations of the journalist’s family. Journalists who disappear while in government custody are classified as “Imprisoned” as a way to hold the government accountable for the journalist’s fate.