Sudan: UN Peacekeeping Mission Deplores Killing of Journalist, Urges Investigation

7 December 2012

The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) expressed deep concern today at the reported murder of journalist Diing Chan Awol and added its voice to the growing calls for a full investigation into the killing.

According to media reports, Mr. Awol - who was a former UN staff member during the Sudanese civil war in the 1990s and worked as a government official at the time of his death - also went by the pseudonym Isaiah Abraham, penning articles for news websites including the Sudan Tribune and Gurtong, where he was often critical of the South Sudanese government.

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