Yousef El Dosh
On March 5, 2021, El Dosh was summoned to appear before a court after a reading of his original poem about the violent dispersal of protestors in 2019—known as… More
Hajooj Kuka
In August 2020, authorities raided a cultural center in Khartoum where Kuka and other artists were rehearsing a play at a threater workshop, following a reported noise complaint. Kuka,… More
Yasir Elsir Ali
Human rights defender Ali was shot by a sniper while at a December 2018 protest in Khartoum. The bullet punctured his lung and is resting in his spinal cord.… More
Poet Reportedly Sentenced to Death, Place of Detention Unknown
Sudanese poet Abdelmoniem Rahma, who was arrested on September 2, 2011, in Blue Nile State, Sudan, was reportedly tried in a military court in November and there have been… More
Two Journalists Released, One Still Faces Death Penalty
PEN International welcomes the release from prison of Rai Al-Shaab Deputy Editor Abu Zar Al-Amin and Al-Sahafa journalist Jaafar Alsabki Ibrahim on August 22 and 28, 2011 respectively. More
Two Rai Al-Shaab Reporters Released, Editor Still Detained
PEN International welcomes the release from prison of Rai al-Shaab journalists Ashraf Abdel Aziz and Altahir Ibrahim on February 6, 2011, on completion of their sentence. More
Mass Arrests of Journalists; Fears for Safety
A wave of journalists have been arrested during recent pro-democracy street protests in Sudan, resulting in the incommunicado detention of at least 12 journalists, 11 of whom were arrested… More
Journalists Detained, Fears for Safety
Jaafar Alsabki Ibrahim, a Darfuri journalist working for the opposition newspaper Al-Sahafa, was reportedly arrested on November 3, 2010, amid a wave of arrests of Darfuri media workers and… More
Three Journalists Detained, Two Incommunicado; One Tortured
International PEN protests the May 16, 2010 arrest and detention of three journalists for the opposition daily newspaper Rai al-Shaab amid a post-election crackdown on the Sudanese media and… More
Darfuri Journalist Released and Is Now in the Usa
International PEN welcomes the release of Al-Ghali Yahya Shegifat, journalist and president of the Association of Darfur Journalists. More
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