RSF paramilitary group seizes Sudanese journalist’s home in South Darfur
New York, October 23, 2024—The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) must immediately return the home of journalist Ashraf Omer Ibrahim — a South Darfur Radio and Television correspondent and a local Al-Zarqa satellite channel presenter — after the paramilitary group seized it last week in Nyala, South Darfur, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday. “The…
Sudan’s 3 years of war, impunity, and the silencing of the press
New York, April 15 — As Sudan’s war marks its third anniversary, on April 15, 2026, fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has turned the country into one of the world’s most dangerous and deadliest environments for the press, where reporting the truth comes with the constant risk…
RSF paramilitary group detains 3 female journalists in Sudan’s Darfur
New York, March 16, 2026 – Sudan’s paramilitary group the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) must immediately release Nyala State Radio reporters Mawaheb Ibrahim, Zahraa Muhammad Al-Hassan, and Ishraqah Abdulrahan, a presenter and host at the radio station, who have been detained in Nyala, South Darfur, since February 28, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Monday….
As Sudan’s El-Fasher falls, the world loses sight of its journalists
New York, October 31, 2025 — As paramilitary forces seized control of Sudan’s El-Fasher in late October, its journalists have become both witnesses and victims of the unfolding horrors. The Committee to Protect Journalists has received reports from several rights groups that 13 journalists and media workers in the North Darfur capital — among the…
CPJ calls for protection of journalists in Sudan’s El-Fasher, immediate release of those abducted
New York, October 30, 2025 — The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply alarmed by reports emerging from El-Fasher in Sudan’s North Darfur state, which the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has captured in recent days, where journalists, media workers and other civilians are facing an unprecedented wave of violence and impunity. Over the weekend,…
Sudanese journalist detained by paramilitary group since July
New York, September 10, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for the release of journalist El-Rashid Mohamed Haroun, who was taken by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) from the Ardeiba market in El-Geneina, West Darfur, in late July, and detained for unknown reasons, according to news reports and a journalist familiar with the case,…
Sudanese blogger Abduljalil Mohamed Abduljalil detained over corruption reporting
New York, May 28, 2025— The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Sudanese authorities to immediately release journalist and blogger Abduljalil Mohamed Abduljalil, who was arrested on Sunday by security forces affiliated with the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), and to stop arbitrarily arresting journalists for their reporting. “The abduction-like arrest of blogger and veteran journalist Abduljalil Mohamed Abduljalil…
Sudanese journalist Hassan Fadl Al-Mawla Mousa killed as RSF seize town
New York, May 6, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for an investigation into the May 2 killing of Sudanese journalist Hassan Fadl Al-Mawla Mousa, who was shot dead as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) took control of the desert town of Al-Nuhud in the south-central province of West Kordofan. Fadl Al-Mawla was a…
Sudanese military arrests journalist after he criticized governor on water crisis, sources say
New York, July 24, 2024—Sudanese authorities must immediately and unconditionally release freelance journalist Omar Mohamed Omar, who was arrested on July 17 by the General Intelligence Service of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), and allow members of the press to work safely and freely, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday. “We are alarmed by…