Sudan

Journalists face killings, disappearances, and legal harassment by warring parties, as CPJ calls for accountability, proof of life for detainees, and protections to ensure safe and independent reporting.

Regional authorities are using internet shutdowns during conflict to control information, leaving journalists unable to verify facts or report freely, and raising concerns about censorship and civilian safety.

SMEX’s analysis finds that Meta’s delayed 2024 human rights report fails to address over-moderation and opaque takedowns in MENA, exposing persistent threats to freedom of expression and accountability online.

IFEX joins press freedom groups warning that incommunicado detention endangers the journalist’s safety, urging immediate release and respect for international humanitarian law.

With journalists targeted, networks shut down, and disinformation used as a weapon by both warring factions, Sudan’s public is left without trustworthy information during one of the country’s darkest moments.

As El-Fasher falls to RSF forces, journalists are abducted, assaulted, or missing under a communication blackout, exposing the total collapse of accountability and press protection in Sudan.

The abduction of Muammar Ibrahim underscores escalating threats to Sudan’s remaining reporters, as the RSF targets those exposing abuses and deepening the information blackout in El-Fasher.

Journalists in North Darfur’s capital face bombardment, starvation, and gendered attacks but keep reporting, defying attempts to silence their voices.

Detained without explanation since July, Sudanese journalist El Rashid Mohamed Haroun’s family fears for his safety. IPI demands his immediate release and protection for independent reporting in Darfur.

A coalition is urging the UN to extend the mission to ensure accountability for egregious violations by all parties, including the targeting of journalists and activists.

The two journalists were arrested in North Darfur after using Starlink to report on the war. Days earlier, Nasr Yaqoub was shot at for refusing to hand over the device.

Three Sudanese journalists and their driver were killed in an RSF drone strike. IPI calls for an urgent independent investigation into this targeted attack on media workers.

Facing constant danger and uncertainty, Sudanese journalists in exile are risking everything to report the truth and need immediate protection to continue their work.

Media coverage in Sudan’s brutal war is being stifled as journalists face killings, arbitrary imprisonment, and escalating threats to their safety.