South Sudan - Media freedom on hold in South Sudan because of civil war

Reporters without borders

On the third anniversary of South Sudan's independence, Reporters Without Borders has assessed the current state of freedom of information and its dashed aspirations in the world's youngest state, which has been riven by civil war since mid-December 2013. The anniversary, on 9 July, was a sad one. Despite all the obstacles, South Sudan had initially seemed to embody a new hope of stability and democracy in the region. But it soon relapsed into the divisive conflicts that had undermined this (...)

© Reporters sans frontières - vendredi 11 juillet 2014