Sudan: Security Apparatus Releases Dozens of Political Detainees

19 February 2018

Khartoum North — The National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) released more than 80 political detainees in Khartoum on Sunday. Relatives of four detained journalists handed a petition to the Sudanese Press Council.

Dozens of families of the detainees and journalists gathered at the gate of Kober Prison in Khartoum North on Sunday afternoon after the NISS media department announced the imminent release of political detainees.

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