Sudan: Opposition party newspaper confiscated

September 6th, 2011

On Sunday, Sudanese security forces confiscated issues of Al-Maydan, the bi-weekly mouthpiece of the Sudanese Communist Party (SCP). According to the newspaper, this is the sixth time in the last four months that copies have been confiscated.

Sudan: Copies of newspapers confiscated

August 24th, 2011

Between 20 and 23 August, Al-Jaridah, a Khartoum-based Arabic daily newspaper, had issues confiscated by members of Sudan’s National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS). According to a press release, no official reason was given for the suspension. However, editor-in-chief Saad Al-Din Ibrahim believes that the paper was suspended because of their refusal to comply with the NISS’s persistence in interfering with the paper’s editorial and recruitment policy. Recently, officials have confiscated a number of publications without explanation, are currently revising Sudan’s press and publications law, and are considering pre-publication censorship.    

Sudan’s new press laws will threaten free speech

August 22nd, 2011

A flawed media law already hampers the work of journalists in Sudan. But now the government is considering introducing even more restrictions. Abdelgadir Mohamed Abdelgadir reports
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Sudan: Newspapers confiscated by security forces

August 10th, 2011

On August 8, issues of Al-Ahdath, a Sudanese daily newspaper, were confiscated by security forces. Officials have yet to provide an explanation for the confiscation. Previously, officials pressured the editor of Al-Ahdath to retract articles written about violence in South Sudan.From the time leading up to Sudan’s July 9 split, there has been a crackdown on the press in the North. In June, nine journalists were fined for “defamation” and “publishing fake news”, and Ajras Al-Hurriya newspaper was confiscated after reporting on the violent actions of government forces in South Kordufan and Nuba.

Sudan: Journalist jailed for reporting rape case

July 26th, 2011

The Khartoum government’s crackdown on free expression continues. Abdelgadir Mohammed Abdelgadir reports

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Post-split Sudan silences dissenting voices

July 11th, 2011

Omar al-Bashir’s government is determined to control the news media, says Abdelgadir Mohammed Abdelgadir

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New media crackdown prior to South Sudan split

July 7th, 2011

As journalists are jailed and fined for reporting on the rape of a human rights campaigner, Abdelgadir Mohammed Abdelgadir reports on press freedom in Sudan

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Sudan: Editor facing possible death penalty or life imprisonment

June 30th, 2011

Abuzar Ali Al-Amin, the deputy editor of Sudanese opposition daily, Raj Al-Shaab, is facing the possibility of life imprisonment or the death penalty. Two weeks ago, Al-Amin had the release date for his five-year jail sentence for “publishing incorrect information” and “attacking the state” brought forward to 3 July of this year. A new charge, brought by the National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS), accuses Al-Amin of causing deliberate injury to an agent when he was arrested in May 2010. This year has already seen the arrest of more than 30 journalists in Sudan and a popular newspaper has been prevented from printing five times.