Al-Ahram al-Youm Archives - Committee to Protect Journalists

Sudan security agents confiscate print runs of 14 newspapers

February 18, 2015 6:01 PM EST

New York, February 18, 2015–The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the confiscation by Sudanese security agents of editions from at least 14 newspapers on Monday, in what the country’s National Council for Press and Publications described as an “unprecedented” action.

Sudan judiciary protects press freedom; authorities censor

March 6, 2014 2:54 PM EST

New York, March 6, 2014–The Committee to Protect Journalists today welcomed recent decisions by the Sudanese judiciary supporting press freedom and called on the government to stop confiscating independent newspapers.

Pre-publication censorship returns in Sudan

April 12, 2013 5:22 PM EDT

In a return to old tactics, the National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) in Sudan have resumed strict pre-publication censorship.