April 15
Sudan: Sudan Media Forum - 'One Year of Devastation: Sudan in the Grip of War'
One year ago today, on April 15, 2023, a brutal conflict erupted in the heart of Sudan's capital, Khartoum. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), led by General Abdelfattah El Burhan,… Read more »
April 08
East Africa: Sudan Media Forum Launches #standwithsudan Campaign to Address Famine and Human Rights Abuses
Sudan's independent journalists and media organisations, united under the Sudanese Media Forum (SMF), have launched a critical campaign for global solidarity with the Sudanese… Read more »
February 14
Sudan: Obituary - Mahgoub Salih 1928-2024, Doyen of Sudanese Journalism
Prof Mahgoub Mohamed Salih, who is widely considered a doyen of Sudanese journalism, fought against colonialism, and dedicated his life to establishing the values of freedom and… Read more »
February 11
Sudan: Sudan Journalists - 'Fighting Threatens 100-Year-Old Media Archives'
The Sudanese Journalists Syndicate (SJS) has expressed its concern that fighting between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) is approaching the… Read more »
January 24
Sudan: Journalists Network Condemns Violence Against Reporters
In its latest report, the Sudanese Journalists Network (SJN) strongly denounced the targeting of journalists by the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)… Read more »
January 22
Sudan: Activists Denounce RSF's 'Arbitrary Detention' of El Midan Editor-in-Chief
Haisam Dafallah, editor-in-chief of El Midan, the official mouthpiece of the Communist Party of Sudan (CPoS), remains in continued detention by the paramilitary Rapid Support… Read more »
November 23, 2023
Sudan: Activists Condemn RSF Detention and 'Enforced Disappearance' of Journalists
The Sudanese Journalists Network (SJN) has strongly condemned the prolonged detention of Abdelrahman Warab, a journalist with Sudan News Agency (SUNA), by the Rapid Support Forces… Read more »
November 03, 2023
Sudan: Journalists Demand Justice for the Killing of Halima Idris On International Day to End Impunity
On the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Committed against Journalists yesterday, the Sudanese Journalists Association for Human Rights (JAHR) called for accountability… Read more »
October 13, 2023
Sudan: News Outlet, CPJ Call for Investigation Into the Death of Journalist Halima Idris
Online news outlet Sudan Bukra and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) urge the Sudanese authorities to investigate and hold to account those responsible for killing… Read more »
October 09, 2023
Sudan: 'Media Blackout Reflects Flaws in Sudan's Institutions' - Journalists
The Sudanese Journalists Network (SJN) has called for a broad media campaign against the ongoing violations against journalists, demanding an end to arbitrary persecution,… Read more »
August 18, 2023
Sudan: 'Unified Front Highlights Importance of Media to Sudan Society'
Prominent voices from Sudanese media and human rights organisations have continued to respond to questions by Dabanga News regarding the joint statement on Monday by 17 Sudanese… Read more »
August 17, 2023
Sudan: 'War Puts Sudan Journalists Under Disproportionate Pressure'
Journalists and media professionals have suffered disproportionately from violations and displacement since the start of the current Sudan conflict, and are often 'classified'… Read more »
August 15, 2023
Sudan: Sudanese Media Decry 'Four Months of Violations'
Following four months of war between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), with many reports of violations against journalists and media by all sides,… Read more »
Sudan: Sudanese Media - Four Months of Violations
The joint statement titled "Sudanese Media: Four Months of Violations," collaboratively produced by a number of media organizations in Sudan, represents a unified effort by… Read more »
Sudan: Warring Parties Respond to Plea By Sudan Media to End War, Safeguard Journalists
A joint statement today by 17 Sudanese media institutions and press organisations, including Dabanga - Radio TV Online, with "a comprehensive plea to safeguard the role of… Read more »
August 10, 2023
Sudan: War Leaves Sudan Media in 'Turmoil'
The Sudanese Journalists Syndicate (SJS) highlighted the severe toll of the conflict on journalism, revealing that 13 newspapers have ceased operations. They add that FM radio… Read more »
August 09, 2023
Sudan: Journalists Condemn Targeting of Professionals and Volunteers
The Sudanese Journalists Network (SJN) is gravely concerned about the increasing number of assaults by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) against civilians, in particular journalists,… Read more »
July 20, 2023
Sudan: ♦ Sudan - This Week's News in Brief ♦
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July 13, 2023
Sudan: Journalist's Home Attacked, Allegedly By RSF
The Omdurman home of a journalist working for Italian-based Radio Monte Carlo, was attacked by armed men, allegedly members of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Tuesday. This is… Read more »
July 09, 2023
Sudan: Sudanese Journalists Syndicate Reports Killing, Raids, Threats in June
In its latest monitoring report about the situation of journalists, over the second half of June, the Sudanese Journalists Syndicate says that since the war between the Sudan Armed… Read more »
July 06, 2023
Sudan: Journalists Condemn Shooting of Photojournalist and 'Continued Press Attacks'
Photojournalist and Sudanese Journalists Syndicate (SJS) member Ali Shata was shot in the left thigh by soldiers reportedly "affiliated with the Rapid Support Forces" in Khartoum… Read more »
June 25, 2023
Sudan: Fate of Dozens of Journalists Unknown - Journalists' Syndicate
Journalists and media personnel have continued to be targeted for attacks and violations during the first half of the second month of the war that erupted on April 15 between the… Read more »
June 22, 2023
Sudan: Radio Dabanga Journalist Interviewed By BBC World Service On the Desperate Situation in West Darfur
Radio Dabanga journalist Amgad Abdelgadir was recently interviewed by Alan Kasujja for the June 21 episode of the BBC World Service Africa Daily podcast, entitled How desperate is… Read more »
June 19, 2023
Sudan: Two Journalists Shot By Snipers in Khartoum
The Sudanese Journalists Syndicate (SJS) condemned the shooting of journalists Osama Sayed Ahmed and Ahmed El Buseili, who work for Al Jazeera news channel, by snipers on El… Read more »
June 13, 2023
Sudan: More Violations Against Journalists in Sudan, Biggest Threat in El Geneina
The Sudanese Journalists Syndicate (SJS) has continued to monitor violations against journalists during the war and said that the greatest threats are faced by journalists in El… Read more »