Sudan arrests six critical journalists as protests continue
January 28, 2019 5:40 PM ET
Washington, D.C., January 28, 2019--The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on Sudanese authorities to release at least six journalists who have been detained in recent days after covering widespread antigovernment protests calling on President Omar al-Bashir to resign....
Sudan responds to anti-Bashir coverage with censorship and arrests
January 17, 2019 3:37 PM ET
"We were all journalists, so we went to work. We wrote about what happened to us that day," Ashraf Abdelaziz, editor-in-chief of the privately owned al-Jarida daily told me over the phone this week, while recounting how he and...
Sudan detains several critical columnists amid protests
January 4, 2019 4:46 PM ET
Washington D.C., January 4, 2019--The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on Sudanese authorities to release at least three journalists who have been detained in recent days after publishing columns in support of ongoing, widespread anti-government protests that have...
Sudan detains local journalist, confiscates newspapers following reporting on protests
February 2, 2018 4:23 PM ET
New York, February 2, 2018--Sudanese authorities should immediately release al-Jarida reporter Ahmed Jadein, cease confiscating newspapers, and allow journalists to report on matters of public interest without fear of reprisal, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
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...