Governments not delivering on promises of media freedom
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) welcomed President Omar al-Bashir's promise to free all jailed journalists detained in Sudan - but are wondering if he...
View ArticleAuthorities urged to free two journalists, reopen their newspaper
The arrests were prompted by an article by Dengdit Ayok criticising President Salva Kiir Mayardit, to which the Information Ministry had reacted by suspending the newspaper.
View ArticleNewspaper editor receives death threat
Dengdit Ayok, the deputy editor of "Destiny" newspaper, received a death threat via email after publishing an article that was critical of the country's president.
View ArticleJournalist assaulted in Parliament
Bakhita Radio journalist Mading Ngor was removed the country’s National Assembly while covering a session and later allegedly assaulted by security guards, according to news reports.
View ArticleCorruption a no-go zone for journalists
For reporting on corruption charges, two independent newspapers, The Citizen and Al Masir, were ordered by a court in the capital, Juba, to pay 100,000 South Sudanese pounds (US$37,000) each in damages.
View ArticleIndependence has not brought freedom for press
Journalists routinely face harassment, intimidation and violence for pursuing stories that tackle everything from corruption to security concerns.
View Article"Al-Khabar" newspaper shut down amid escalating media repression
The newspaper had only published four issues prior to its closure.
View ArticleWorld's youngest country yet to embark on road to civil liberties, says RSF...
There has been a disturbing accumulation of incidents and isolated acts of repression or intimidation that end up undermining the climate in which journalists and media operate, RSF said.
View ArticleStep up urgent human rights reforms, says rights group
On the first anniversary of its independence, South Sudan should address impunity, release unlawfully detained prisoners and guarantee freedom of speech, says a new report by Human Rights Watch.
View ArticleLegal analysis: Media Authority Bill
ARTICLE 19 is pleased the bill intends to respect international standards for freedom of expression, but points out that improvements are still needed to safeguard the media's independence.
View ArticleSouth Sudan government set to introduce Access to Information Bill
While the draft bill positively enshrines a number of progressive principles on the right of access to information, areas of concern remain, says ARTICLE 19.
View ArticleARTICLE 19 analyses South Sudan's draft Broadcasting Corporation Bill
The draft Broadcasting Corporation Bill fails to guarantee the South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation's independence from the executive branch, says Article 19.
View ArticleReport by Sudanese journalist documents freedom of expression violations from...
If the flow of information in Sudan is ever to be free, Khartoum will need to change the way it treats the media, according to a report by journalist Abdelgadir Mohammed Abdelgadir.
View ArticleOnline journalist murdered in South Sudan
Isaiah 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.
View ArticleJournalists detained following protests in South Sudan
Authorities 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...
View ArticleSouth Sudan lacks media laws, fails to protect journalists
South 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...
View ArticleGroups demand full investigation into killing of protesters in South Sudan
South 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...
View ArticleUgandan journalists detained in South Sudan
Justin Dralaze, a reporter for Reuters, and Hilary Ayesiga, a journalist with NTV Uganda, were reportedly arrested on 27 July as they filmed near government offices and security facilities in Juba.
View ArticleSouth Sudan releases Ugandan journalists after five days in detention
The South Sudan government has released two Ugandan journalists, Justin Dralaze and Hilary Ayesiga, arrested on 27 July 2013. They were not charged, however their recorded materials were deleted.
View ArticleSouth Sudan's draft media laws must ensure independence from political influence
South Sudan's proposed media legislation package falls short of international standards in some cases – in particular as it introduces statutory regulation of journalism ethics, says the International...
View ArticleNewspaper issue confiscated following coverage of press conference in South...
Almasier newspaper had its 7 December 2013 issue confiscated by South Sudanese authorities, after it covered a press conference that was critical of President Salva Kiir Mayardit.
View ArticleSouth Sudan urged not to interfere with media in aftermath of apparent coup...
The International Press Institute urges South Sudan's government to refrain from slapping restrictions on journalists and interfering with news coverage, after President Salva Kiir announced that...
View ArticleSouth Sudanese towns suffer information vacuum
In this CPJ Blog post, CPJ East Africa Representative Tom Rhodes reports that the majority of local news houses in South Sudan self-censor or follow either the government or rebel narratives, fearing...
View ArticleSouth Sudan leaders accused of media crackdown
Threats and harassment of the media come amid fresh reports of mass killings of civilians in a conflict that erupted in mid-December, derailing hopes for a peaceful start to a country that gained...
View ArticleSouth Sudan must end media restrictions
A new report by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch says South Sudan’s National Security Service should stop seizing and shutting down newspapers as well as harassing, intimidating, and...
View ArticleSouth Sudan: Journalist for U.N.-backed station held without charge for two...
George Livio, a reporter for Radio Miraya, a U.N.-backed station in South Sudan, has been held without charge by security forces for more than two weeks, according to local journalists and news reports.
View ArticleSouth Sudan: Sweeping powers in National Security Service Bill will undermine...
The proposed bill would mandate the National Security Service to monitor communications systems, newspapers and radio stations "in respect to security interest so as to prevent misuse by users."
View ArticleSouth Sudan: President should veto abusive security bill
President Salva Kiir should veto a bill giving South Sudan’s National Security Service (NSS) sweeping powers, a group of national and international human rights organizations said on 15 October 2014.
View ArticleFive journalists killed in roadside attack in South Sudan
The International Press Institute urges authorities in South Sudan to apprehend those behind an ambush attack last weekend on the two-car convoy of a local official that left five local journalists dead.
View ArticleReporter gunned down following president's chilling message to journalists
On 16 August 2015, South Sudan's President Salva Kiir threatened to have journalists murdered if they “work against their country.” Three days later, reporter Peter Moi was gunned down outside his...
View ArticleShooting of freelance reporter heightens fears for South Sudan's press
"The persecutions will not go away," Ochan Hannington, a journalist living in exile, told CPJ. "You report accurately, you face it rough. You say what the government wants to hear, you survive. I see...
View ArticleSouth Sudanese reporter kidnapped, tortured two weeks after release
The authorities had recently held reporter Joseph Afandi incommunicado for two months for criticizing the government’s handling of the civil war, which has dragged on for more than two years.
View ArticleTwelve days on, South Sudanese journalist still in detention
On July 16, 2016, agents of the National Security Service arrested Alfred Taban, Editor-in-Chief of Juba Monitor, an independent English language daily newspaper in South Sudan. The security service...
View ArticleProminent South Sudanese journalist released after 2 weeks in detention
Following an outcry by the local and international community, including a statement issued by the African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), Alfred Taban was granted bail on 29 July 2016.
View ArticleSouth Sudan shuts down newspaper...without an explanation
The Nation Mirror's staff told by national security office to cease operations following weeks of government censorship.
View ArticleIn South Sudan, journalists are being killed with impunity
"It is clear that past investigations into killings of journalists have not yielded any fruitful results. We therefore appeal to the authorities concerned to include representatives of journalists...
View ArticleIn South Sudan, journalists discuss hardships and brainstorm solutions
A workshop organized by AMDISS encouraged journalists in South Sudan to discuss challenges to freedom of expression, learn about media legislation, and commit to advocating for effective media laws.
View ArticleSouth Sudanese media association raided
On the evening of 27 October, armed robbers broke into the offices of the Association for Media Development in South Sudan and took laptops, a camera, a TV and a safe.
View ArticleAfrican free speech network calls on South Sudan's president to reopen newspaper
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) has petitioned President Salva Kiir over the closure of the country’s leading private paper, The Nation Mirror. In September, the National Security...
View ArticleSouth Sudanese radio station arbitrarily shut down by security service
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) joins the Association for Media Development in South Sudan (AMDISS) to strongly condemn the arbitrary closure of Eye Radio station by the South Sudan...
View ArticleProminent lawyer and human rights advocate faces forced return to South Sudan
“Dong Samuel Luak has been a vocal advocate for human rights in South Sudan for many years, and could face serious mistreatment if returned to South Sudan,” said Leslie Lefkow, deputy Africa director...
View ArticleDisappeared: South Sudan activist Dong Samuel Luak & opposition official...
Three months, 90 days, more than two thousand hours without news of Dong Samuel Luak, a well-known South Sudanese activist, and Aggrey Idris, an opposition official, who disappeared off the streets of...
View ArticleAl-Jazeera English suspended in South Sudan
The ban follows a series of Al-Jazeera reports about the ongoing clashes between government forces and rebel troops. The Qatari TV news channel reported on 20 April that many civilians had been...
View ArticleSouth Sudanese journalist George Livio Bahara released after almost 3 years...
George Livio Bahara, a South Sudanese journalist for Radio Miraya, was released after spending almost 3 years in detention without charges.
View ArticleMedia websites blocked; South Sudanese denied access to information
AMDISS is concerned by the blockage of some websites namely Sudan Tribune, Radio Tamazuj and others. This action comes on the heels of two incidents of attacks and harassment of journalists.
View ArticleRadio Miraya suspended by South Sudanese authorities
"Journalists in South Sudan are too often faced with bureaucratic red tape or other tactics of government intimidation, which are incompatible with efforts to create conditions for sustaining peace."
View ArticleNewspaper receives directive to stop reporting on protests in neighbouring Sudan
AFEX condemns the summoning of the Editor in Chief of Al Watan Arabic newspaper by South Sudan's Media Authority, for publishing articles on on-going demonstrations in neighbouring Sudan.
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