{"id":184390,"date":"2014-09-15T16:11:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-15T16:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/sudan-security-confiscates-editions-of-two-newspapers\/"},"modified":"2014-09-15T16:11:00","modified_gmt":"2014-09-15T16:11:00","slug":"sudan-security-confiscates-editions-of-two-newspapers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-security-confiscates-editions-of-two-newspapers","title":{"rendered":"Sudan security confiscates editions of two newspapers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Agents of the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) confiscated the print runs of <em>El Yowm El Tali<\/em> and <em>El Akhbar<\/em> daily newspapers in Khartoum on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo reasons were given for the confiscation\u201d, several journalists told Radio Dabanga from Khartoum.<\/p>\n<p>The action came within less than a week after the Second Vice-President, Hassabo Mohamed Abdel Rahman, had announced the suspension of pre-publication censorship.<\/p>\n<p>During the past eight months, the NISS confiscated Sudanese newspaper editions 47 times. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The journalists confirmed that the NISS continues to enforce strict control over the Sudanese press. \u201cApart from confiscating newspaper copies and suspending newspapers, journalists are prevented from writing or criminally prosecuted. We are also forced to cover news items according to NISS editorial prescriptions. Certain items must be covered, others are prohibited.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reporters Without Borders ranked Sudan 172th out of the 180 listed countries in its 2014 Press Freedom Index. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>File photo: <\/em><em>Women in Khartoum holding banners saying \u201cRelease political detainees\u201d, and \u201cFreedom of expression is a right, not a gift\u201d (Radio Dabanga)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Related:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiodabanga.org\/node\/75670\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sudan&#8217;s journalists rally for press freedom in Khartoum<\/a>&nbsp;(26 June 2014)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiodabanga.org\/node\/66597\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sudan&#8217;s press freedom worst for third year running<\/a> (12 February 2014)<\/p>\n<p><!--break-->&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sws_supernormalaction\"><button on=\"tap:superwebshare-lightbox\" class=\"superwebshare_normal_button1 superwebshare-button-large superwebshare-button-square superwebshare_prompt superwebshare_button_svg\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color: #d52631;\" ><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"superwebshare-svg\"  fill=\"currentColor\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M789.86,323.67c91.79,0,164.25-72.46,164.25-164.25S881.64,0,789.86,0S625.6,72.46,625.6,164.25c0,4.83,0,14.49,0,24.15L306.76,371.98c-24.15-24.15-57.97-33.82-96.62-33.82c-91.79,0-164.25,72.46-164.25,164.25s72.46,164.25,164.25,164.25c38.65,0,72.46-14.49,96.62-33.82L625.6,821.26c0,9.66,0,14.49,0,19.32c0,86.96,72.46,159.42,159.42,159.42s159.42-72.46,159.42-159.42s-67.63-159.42-154.59-159.42c-33.82,0-67.63,9.66-96.62,33.82L374.4,526.57c0-9.66,0-19.32,0-24.15s0-14.49,0-24.15l318.84-188.41C717.39,314.01,751.21,323.67,789.86,323.67z\" \/><\/svg><span>Share article<\/span><\/button><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Agents of the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) confiscated the print runs of El Yowm El Tali and El Akhbar daily newspapers in Khartoum on Sunday. \u201cNo reasons were given for the confiscation\u201d, several journalists told Radio Dabanga from Khartoum.The action came within less than a week after the Second Vice-President, Hassabo Mohamed Abdel Rahman, had announced the suspension of pre-publication censorship. During the past eight months, the NISS confiscated Sudanese newspaper editions 47 times. \u00a0 The journalists confirmed that the NISS continues to enforce strict control over the Sudanese press. \u201cApart from confiscating newspaper copies and suspending newspapers, journalists are prevented from writing or criminally prosecuted. We are also forced to cover news items according to NISS editorial prescriptions. Certain items must be covered, others are prohibited.\u201d Reporters Without Borders ranked Sudan 172th out of the 180 listed countries in its 2014 Press Freedom Index. \u00a0 File photo: Women in Khartoum holding banners saying \u201cRelease political detainees\u201d, and \u201cFreedom of expression is a right, not a gift\u201d (Radio Dabanga) Related:Sudan&#8217;s journalists rally for press freedom in Khartoum\u00a0(26 June 2014)Sudan&#8217;s press freedom worst for third year running (12 February 2014)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-184390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sudan security confiscates editions of two newspapers - Dabanga Radio TV Online<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-security-confiscates-editions-of-two-newspapers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sudan security confiscates editions of two newspapers - Dabanga Radio TV Online\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Agents of the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) confiscated the print runs of El Yowm El Tali and El Akhbar daily newspapers in Khartoum on Sunday. \u201cNo reasons were given for the confiscation\u201d, several journalists told Radio Dabanga from Khartoum.The action came within less than a week after the Second Vice-President, Hassabo Mohamed Abdel Rahman, had announced the suspension of pre-publication censorship. 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Certain items must be covered, others are prohibited.\u201d Reporters Without Borders ranked Sudan 172th out of the 180 listed countries in its 2014 Press Freedom Index. \u00a0 File photo: Women in Khartoum holding banners saying \u201cRelease political detainees\u201d, and \u201cFreedom of expression is a right, not a gift\u201d (Radio Dabanga) Related:Sudan&#039;s journalists rally for press freedom in Khartoum\u00a0(26 June 2014)Sudan&#039;s press freedom worst for third year running (12 February 2014)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-security-confiscates-editions-of-two-newspapers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Dabanga Radio TV Online\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dabangasudan\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2014-09-15T16:11:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cropped-dabanga-logo-zondernaam-512x512-1.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"512\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"512\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Dabanga\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@Radiodabanga\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Radiodabanga\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Dabanga\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dabangasudan.org\\\/en\\\/all-news\\\/article\\\/sudan-security-confiscates-editions-of-two-newspapers#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dabangasudan.org\\\/en\\\/all-news\\\/article\\\/sudan-security-confiscates-editions-of-two-newspapers\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Dabanga\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dabangasudan.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8286733fdc3467934c628badb2395f23\"},\"headline\":\"Sudan security confiscates editions of two newspapers\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-09-15T16:11:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dabangasudan.org\\\/en\\\/all-news\\\/article\\\/sudan-security-confiscates-editions-of-two-newspapers\"},\"wordCount\":197,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dabangasudan.org\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dabangasudan.org\\\/en\\\/all-news\\\/article\\\/sudan-security-confiscates-editions-of-two-newspapers\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.dabangasudan.org\\\/en\\\/all-news\\\/article\\\/sudan-security-confiscates-editions-of-two-newspapers\",\"name\":\"Sudan security confiscates editions of two newspapers - 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