Freelance reporter Fayhaa Mohamed el-Helw, who most recently contributed to El-Fasher TV and Radio, went missing on October 26, 2025, as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group captured El-Fasher, according to two local journalists who are following the case who spoke to CPJ on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal.
As of November 4, el-Helw was found in a safer location, the two journalists said. She 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 el-Helw’s whereabouts, in case she was in RSF custody, but did not receive a response.