Jar al-Nabi Hassan al-Haj, a correspondent for the state-run Blue Nile TV Channel (Alzarga TV), went missing on October 26, 2025, when the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group captured El-Fasher, the North Darfur state capital, in its last attempt to control all of Darfur and establish a parallel government.
As of November 17, al-Haj had been found in a safer location, according to two local journalists who are following the case and spoke to CPJ on the condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal. He was among several journalists and media workers who went missing after the RSF seized the city.
CPJ contacted the RSF through its website to request comment on al-Haj’s whereabouts, in case he was in RSF custody, but did not receive a response.