Sudanese authorities seize critical papers after reports on rising food prices
January 8, 2018 4:50 PM ET
New York, January 8, 2017--Sudanese authorities should stop seizing critical newspapers and allow journalists to report freely on matters of public interest without fear of reprisal, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Sudanese journalist held without charge for a month after covering protests
May 12, 2016 10:45 AM ET
New York, May 12, 2016--The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Sudanese authorities to release Ahmed Zuheir Daoud, a journalist who has been detained for nearly a month without charge. Daoud was arrested on April 13 while reporting on student...
Sudan security agents confiscate print runs of 14 newspapers
February 18, 2015 6:01 PM ET
New York, February 18, 2015--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the confiscation by Sudanese security agents of editions from at least 14 newspapers on Monday, in what the country's National Council for Press and Publications described as an "unprecedented" action....
Sudan bans three papers amid vows to curtail censorship
June 6, 2013 12:05 PM ET
New York, June 6, 2013--Sudanese authorities have banned the publication of at least three newspapers in the past two weeks despite statements by government officials to curtail censorship practices, according to news reports....
Sudan's press under siege
May 21, 2012 4:19 PM ET
Press freedom in Sudan is rapidly deteriorating, with confiscation of newspapers by the security agency becoming a norm. The scope of violations committed against publications and journalists by the Sudanese National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) is widening by the...
In Sudan, journalist detained; newspapers confiscated
May 8, 2012 4:55 PM ET
New York, May 8, 2012--The Sudanese security services must immediately release journalist Faisal Mohamed Saleh, who was arrested at his home today after facing two weeks of harassment, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Journalist missing in Libya; 1 killed in Iraq
April 8, 2011 5:00 PM ET
New York, April 8, 2011--The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned about the fate of American freelance journalist Matthew VanDyke, who has been missing in Libya since mid-March, according to his family and news reports. He is among 15...
Sudanese security agents must free Al-Midan workers
February 8, 2011 3:39 PM ET
New York, February 8, 2011--Sudanese security forces on Wednesday detained 12 employees of the pro-opposition weekly Al-Midan, according to local journalists and news reports. Two were released the same day, but 10 continue to be held incommunicado nearly a week...