The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has expressed “serious concern about the human rights situation in Sudan, with peaceful protesters killed or injured on a near-daily basis by security forces, as well as a clampdown on critics of the authorities and on independent journalists.”
The Wali (Governor) of Darfur, Minni Minawi, has confirmed the start of operations to recover the goods looted from the former United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) headquarters in El Fasher. The base in the North Darfur capital was initially plundered on December 24-25, and was subsequently cleared of much of what was left, …
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The Sudanese Ministry of Information and Culture withdrew the license of Qatar-based Al Jazeera Live on Saturday, and closed its office in Khartoum. Sudanese journalists condemned the move. The work permit of reporter Mohamed Omar was withdrawn as well, the Arab satellite channel reported from Doha.
Protesters in Sudan’s Northern State continued to block the highway that connects Egypt and Sudan yesterday for the fifth consecutive day in protest against the increase in electricity prices, despite the government’s announcement that electricity prices would be frozen.
Security forces stormed the headquarters of the Al Araby satellite TV channel in Khartoum and detained correspondent Islam Saleh, cameraman Wael El Hasan, and some of their colleagues while covering the yesterday’s Marches of the Millions in Khartoum.