According to Reporters Without Borders there are currently 121 netizens imprisoned, along with 157 journalists and 9 media assistants behind bars.
They include:
- Blogger Henghameh Shahidi of Iran, in prison since February 25, 2009
- Blogger Sakhi Righi of Iran, in prison since June 18, 2009
- Blogger Wu Baoquan of China, in prison since a date unknown
The leading countries in jailing the persons RWB classifies as netizens are China (70), Iran (17), and Vietnam (17).
