IPI today welcomed the release, and return to Egypt, of Egyptian journalist Shaimaa Adel, who had been detained in the Sudanese capital Khartoum since July 3, and called for the Sudanese authorities to allow journalists to work freely without fear of detention. The journalist, working for Al Watan newspaper, returned to Egypt aboard the plane […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) on Wednesday called on the Sudanese authorities to ensure that media covering demonstrations are permitted to do so without fear of attack or harassment, and that citizens have access to a range of political views including opposition voices. Restrictions on media freedom had worsened since the secession of South Sudan […]

In the days since the world celebrated World Press Freedom Day the Sudanese press has witnessed great setbacks. On May 3, the entire print run of Al Midan newspaper was confiscated by Sudan’s National Security and Intelligence Services (NISS) and it happened again on May 6, May 8, May 10, May 13 and May 15. […]

IPI is concerned about a recent trend of censorship through the confiscation of newspapers in Sudan. The Sudanese authorities confiscated the fourth issue of Al Midan in a row on March 20, and have also banned two journalists for Alwan, Mujahid Abdullah and Essam Jaafar, from writing for any Sudanese newspaper, according to the Arabic […]