Copies of two independent newspapers confiscated
(RSF/IFEX) – On 4 July 1998, Sudanese authorities confiscated editions of the independent newspapers “Al-Rai Al-Akhar” and “Al-Shari Al-Siyasi”. Copies of the papers were seized at the publishing house in Khartoum before distribution. Although government officials refused to give a reason for the confiscation, the move is apparently connected with new directives issued by the […]
Publisher threatened
(NDIMA/IFEX) – According to NDIMA, on 27 March 1998, armed men abducted Alim Ismail Atabani, publisher and chairman of the Board of Directors of “Al-Rai al-Aam”, a private Sudanese newspaper. The men offered Atabani a lift as he was walking to the mosque, but when he got into the car a pistol was put to […]
Edition of the independent newspaper “Al-Rai Al-Akhar” banned
(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 […]
Cameraman Osama Ghandi and technician Hassan Saleh being prosecuted in military court
Television cameraman Osama Ghandi and technician Hassan Saleh are currently among ten civilians being prosecuted in an in camera military court trial of mostly military officers, which began in late August 1996. Ghandi, an employee of the state-owned Sudanese Television, reportedly stated to the court on 18 September that his confession, regarding involvement in an […]
Concern over continued detention of journalist Babakr Othaman
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has expressed deep concern over the continued detention of Sudanese journalist Babakr Othaman. **Updates IFEX alert dated 11 September 1996** Othaman, a correspondent for the Qatar-based daily “Al-Watan”, was arrested by Sudanese security forces on 4 September 1996 and continues to be held incommunicado without charge. Colleagues at “Al-Watan” […]
Photographer Salah Omar arrested
On 2 September 1996, Salah Omar, a photographer for the news agency Agence France Presse (AFP) and the official Sudanese News Agency (SUNA), was arrested by security force agents in Khartoum as he was taking pictures in the street. Omar, who has worked for AFP for six years, was driven by the agents to an […]
Authorities close publisher
On 13 July 1996, the government’s Press and Publications Council (Conseil de la presse et des publications) ordered the closure of the Dar al Ahila publishing house. Dar al Ahila publishes the private daily “Al Rai al Akhar” and the apolitical triweekly paper “Al Majalis”. The Council said the two papers published “false information and […]
Whereabouts of five arrested Sudanese television journalists remain unknown
**Updates IFEX alert dated 15 May 1996** Ismael Muhammad Al-Hussein, news director at Sudanese television, news editors Hussein Saleh and Abbas Suleiman, cameraman Osama Ghandi and journalist Ibrahim Alacid (previously unreported) were arrested at the end of April 1996. There has been no news of them since. They were accused of attempting to overthrow the […]
Authorities confiscate copies of the privately-owned daily “Al-Rai Al-Akhar”
On 20 May 1996, a group of armed men stormed the offices of the privately-owned daily “Al-Rai Al-Akhar” and confiscated all 20,000 copies of that day’s edition. The attack occurred one day after the newspaper had reported the revolt at a prison south of Khartoum orchestrated by 95 soldiers suspected of taking part in a […]
Four journalists with Sudanese Television arrested
In late April 1996, Sudanese security forces arrested four journalists with the state-owned Sudanese Television. News director Ismael Muhammad al-Hussein, news editors Hussein Saleh and Abbas Suleiman, and cameraman Osama Ghandi were arrested at the station’s offices and taken into custody. There has been no news of the journalists since their arrest, and colleagues fear […]