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AttacksSouth Sudan state authorities have failed to carry out adequate investigations into the killing of eight peaceful protesters in December 2012 by government security forces, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said. The protest took place in Wau, over a decision to move a county administrative headquarters outside of the town.
South Sudan Highlights
Censorship Free Expression & the LawSouth Sudan has yet to enact media laws. Editors and journalists say they are especially vulnerable to harassment, arbitrary arrest, and censorship in the absence of laws establishing a legal mechanism to protect media freedom.
Free Expression & the LawAuthorities have been holding two state broadcast journalists without charge since last week. Local journalists said they suspect the arrests are related to coverage of protests and ethnic clashes in the northwestern town of Wau.
AttacksIsaiah Diing Abraham Chan Awuol, a journalist who was critical of the South Sudanese authorities and had received threats, was shot dead in the capital, Juba.
International Press Institute
Sudan Censorship
7 November 2012
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Human Rights Watch (Human Rights Watch)
Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
Arabic Network for Human Rights Information
Index on Censorship (Index on Censorship)
Committee to Protect Journalists
International Press Institute
Arabic Network for Human Rights Information
Reporters Without Borders
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