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Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir addresses supporters during his visit to the war-torn Darfur region, in Bilal, Darfur, Sudan September 22, 2017. A Sudanese criminal court convicted an editor to six months in prison for publishing an article that accused Sudan's first family of corruption, according to news reports. (Reuters/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah)

Sudan jails al-Tayar journalist over article alleging corruption in president’s family

October 23, 2017 3:27 PM EDT

New York, October 23, 2017–Sudanese authorities should immediately release al-Tayar Editor-in-Chief Osman Mirgani from prison and drop all charges against him and al-Tayar columnist Mohamed Zine al-Abidine, the Committee to Protect journalists said today.