{"id":190366,"date":"2011-07-06T19:21:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-06T19:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/journalist-to-face-prison-charges-for-reporting-on-activist-s-alleged-rape\/"},"modified":"2011-07-06T19:21:00","modified_gmt":"2011-07-06T19:21:00","slug":"journalist-to-face-prison-charges-for-reporting-on-activist-s-alleged-rape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/journalist-to-face-prison-charges-for-reporting-on-activist-s-alleged-rape","title":{"rendered":"Journalist to face prison charges for reporting on activist&#8217;s alleged rape"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; } --> <\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The Khartoum Northern Court sentenced Saad Eldin Ibrahim, editor-in-chief of the El-Jareeda newspaper, to a fine of 5000 pounds. The journalist Fatma Elghazali, on her side, had to choose between one month of emprisonment and a 2000-pounds-fine due to her report on Darfuri female activist Safiya Ishaq&#8217;s alleged rape by three members of the Sudanese Security Forces.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin-bottom: 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The editor-in-chief described the verdict as unfair and abnormal, while Ms. Elghazali&#8217;s lawyer, Hassan Abdulla, stated that his client chose for the prison sentence. 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