{"id":170682,"date":"2022-02-27T10:37:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-27T10:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/sudan-coup-media-curbs-journalists-lament-mass-violations\/"},"modified":"2022-02-27T10:37:00","modified_gmt":"2022-02-27T10:37:00","slug":"sudan-coup-media-curbs-journalists-lament-mass-violations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-coup-media-curbs-journalists-lament-mass-violations","title":{"rendered":"Sudan coup media curbs \u2013 journalists lament mass violations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ever since Sudan’s progress from the oppressive Al Bashir dictatorship – which was overthrown by popular revolution in April 2019 – toward a free and democratic society, was cut short by the military the military coup d’état of October 25, Radio Dabanga receives daily reports of human rights violations in general, and pressure, attacks, detentions, and harassment of journalists and news outlets in particular.<\/strong><\/p>\n

From the day of the coup, the internet and mobile phone communications was blacked-out across Sudan in a junta-enforced outage that lasted more than three weeks<\/a>. To this day, the junta frequently uses its influence to shut down communications, whenever a mass public demonstration is planned.<\/p>\n

Journalists and correspondents of national and international news channels and agencies are facing increasing violence a, especially when covering the ongoing campaign of pro-democracy marches calling for a return to civilian rule.<\/p>\n

In a new video journalists offer Radio Dabanga first-hand testimony about their detention (including torture) by security forces, physical attacks on newsrooms and offices, and pressure that is being brought to bear by the junta on independent news gathering and distribution. Press representatives also offer their thoughts about the future of the media and the press in Sudan.<\/p>\n

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