The Press and Publications Council decided to suspend the publication of El Intibaha and El Sayha newspapers for a period of three days, starting from Tuesday, against the background of the publication of an announcement to close the roads in eastern Sudan, where large protests have been taking place.
The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) announced the abortion of a coup attempt that took place today at dawn. According to government sources, those involved have been arrested.
A displaced farmer died on Saturday in Kabkabiya, North Darfur, after being shot. Another violent incident took place in Central Darfur in which one man was killed and four were injured. In east Chad, close to Darfur, a displaced girl was raped.
The protests over the Eastern Sudan Track of the Juba Peace Agreement escalated further as the High Council of Beja Nazirs closed ports and markets, suspended revenues, and continued its blockages of key highways in eastern Sudan. Other eastern Sudanese community leaders and activists disagree with the Beja nazirs’ approach.
For Radio Dabanga’s Inspirational Women Series*, we spoke with children’s rights activist Inaam El Tayeb about her activism, her journalism career, government censorship, and defending children’s rights with her organisation Journalists for Children: “50% of Sudan’s population are children, so it is necessary to focus on them”.