South Sudan Editor Says His Paper Ordered to Close

A veteran journalist and editor from South Sudan said Friday that the National Security Service ordered his staff to shut down the Juba Monitor newspaper over reports that the government considered "against the system." Alfred Taban, the editor of the Juba Monitor, said the paper's editorial director was odered Thursday to come to National Security headquarters. "When she went, they told her that they have decided to close down the Juba Monitor -- my newspaper --...

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