(RSF/IFEX) – The 12 November 1997 edition of the independent daily “Al-Rai Al-Akhar” was banned from distribution. An executive who asked not to be named said that representatives of the Sudanese government had “seized copies of the Wednesday edition from the printing works on Tuesday evening, even though there was no information or report in […]
(RSF/IFEX) – The 12 November 1997 edition of the independent
daily “Al-Rai Al-Akhar” was banned from distribution. An
executive who asked not to be named said that representatives of
the Sudanese government had “seized copies of the Wednesday
edition from the printing works on Tuesday evening, even though
there was no information or report in it that could justify such
a seizure”.
The newspaper, which had not received official notification of
the ban from the National Press and Publications Council, decided
to carry on with its work. It has already been banned three times
for “publishing false information” or “erroneous reports”, and
resumed publication in June 1997 after being suspended for a
year.
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Appeals To
His Excellency Lieutenant General Omar Hassan al-Bashir
President of the Republic of the Sudan
People’s Palace
PO Box 281, Khartoum, Sudan
Fax: +249 11 71724Mr Ahmad al-Mufti
Secretary
Advisory Council for Human Rights
PO Box 302
Khartoum, Sudan
Fax: +249 11 779 173Mr Ali Osman Mohamed Taha
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
PO Box 873
Khartoum, Sudanc/o the Sudanese Embassy in France
Fax: +011 331 4563 6673(in Canada)
Embassy of the Republic of Sudan
85 Range Road
Suite 507-510
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8J6
Tel: +1 613 235 4000/4999
Fax: +1 613 235 6880Copies to:
Ambassador Fatih Erwa
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Sudan to the United Nations
655 Third Ave, 5th floor
N.Y. 10017
Fax: +1 212 573 6160
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