Sudan - Prior censorship makes a comeback

Reporters without borders

The editor of the Sudanese daily Ajras al-Huriya yesterday decided to suspend publication of the newspaper for one week in protest against the imposition of official censorship. The previous evening Sudanese security forces raided the premises of Ajras al-Huriya and those of several other papers, including Arabic-language opposition weekly, al-Midan, and seized a number of copies. “We condemn the seizure of these publications by the Sudanese authorities”, Reporters Without Borders said. (...)

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