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    <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 06:10:12 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sudan - Sudan: Stepped-up assault on media freedom]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2013/05/03/sudan_stepped_up_assault/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Sudan should immediately stop censoring newspapers and end all forms of repression of media and journalists, Human Rights Watch said on World Press Freedom Day.
]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 14:25:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sudan - In Sudan, pledge to "free all political detainees" remains unfulfilled]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2013/04/23/sudan_despite_pledge/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[On 1 April 2013, President Omar al-Bashir announced that all political prisoners would be released. Authorities have released 24 people since the announcement, but research suggests that at least 100 more are still detained.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2013/04/23/sudan_despite_pledge/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sudan - Pre-publication censorship returns in Sudan]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2013/04/15/censorship_strategy/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In a return to old tactics, the National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) in Sudan have resumed strict pre-publication censorship.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 08:34:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2013/04/15/censorship_strategy/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sudan - Sudanese authorities order editor's suspension, interrogate correspondent
]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2013/04/08/editor_suspension/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Sudan’s National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) ordered Al Nour Mohamed Al Nour’s suspension as editor-in-chief of the independent daily <em>Al Sahafa</em> on 3 April. The NISS also harassed Al Jazeera’s Khartoum correspondent.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 10:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2013/04/08/editor_suspension/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sudan - Security forces attack Sudanese university students]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2013/02/05/anhri_the_sudan_policemen/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Security forces stormed the University of Khartoum from 31 January to 1 February 2013, directing tear gas and live bullets at students. The attacks occurred after students held a protest against the university's vice-president.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 09:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2013/02/05/anhri_the_sudan_policemen/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sudan - Sudanese government shuts down civil society groups
]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2013/01/14/sudan_end_crackdown_on/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Organisations defending human rights, cultural diversity and dialogue have been shut down by Sudanese authorities. A government-led campaign against independent civil society surfaced publicly in August, when a far-right-wing newspaper circulated a report listing organisations that receive funding from the United States.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 11:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2013/01/14/sudan_end_crackdown_on/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sudan - Sudanese security forces arrest opposition party leaders]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2013/01/09/opposition_arrest/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Sudanese security forces arrested opposition party leaders on 7 January 2013, upon their return from Uganda, where they had attended a meeting to discuss the overthrow of Omar al-Bashir's brutal regime. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:03:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2013/01/09/opposition_arrest/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sudan - Eritrean journalists detained without charge in Sudan]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2013/01/03/detained_two_journalists/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Sudanese authorities have detained Abdalal Mahmoud Hiabu and Haroun Adam. The reporters, who are in Sudan seeking asylum, contribute news and opinion pieces to a website that analyzes news coverage relating to the Eritrean opposition.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2013/01/03/detained_two_journalists/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sudan - Student protestors dead, missing in Sudan
]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2012/12/12/student_protestors_killed/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Four students are dead and two others have disappeared following clashes between security forces and demonstrators at a Sudanese university. The students had been protesting the university administration’s refusal to honour tuition payment exemptions for Darfuri students.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 09:50:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2012/12/12/student_protestors_killed/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sudan - Security forces in Sudan torture high school demonstrators]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2012/11/28/anhri_sudan_the_security/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Security bodies arrested and tortured demonstrators in Nyala. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 12:40:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2012/11/28/anhri_sudan_the_security/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sudan - Report by Sudanese journalist documents freedom of expression violations from 2005 to 2011]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2012/11/07/press_freedom_advocate/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[If the flow of information in Sudan is ever to be free, Khartoum will need to change the way it treats the media, according to a report by journalist Abdelgadir Mohammed Abdelgadir.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2012 02:35:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2012/11/07/press_freedom_advocate/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sudan - Sudanese journalist found after being abducted, tortured]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2012/11/05/journalist_tortured/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Somaya Ibrahim Ismail Hundosa's captors showed her articles she had written and accused her of opposing the regime of President Omar al-Bashir.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2012 13:53:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2012/11/05/journalist_tortured/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sudan - Freedom of information group condemns YouTube block in Sudan]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2012/09/21/sudan_youtube_block/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[On 16 September 2012, the Sudanese Ministry of Communication blocked YouTube from the Internet without reasons and without details.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2012 14:38:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2012/09/21/sudan_youtube_block/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sudan - Police fatally shoot Darfur protesters]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2012/08/07/sudan_police_fatally/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[At least eight people were killed and about 100 others injured after police forces used live ammunition to disperse protests.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2012 10:10:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2012/08/07/sudan_police_fatally/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sudan - Authorities must stop torture, ill-treatment of demonstrators]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2012/07/11/torture_abuse_of_demonstrators/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Reports indicate that at least 100 people remain in detention in Khartoum alone, a majority of whom are being held in National Security Services detention centers, well known for the use of ill-treatment and torture.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 13:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2012/07/11/torture_abuse_of_demonstrators/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sudan - Authorities must end crackdown on press covering protests, says CPJ]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2012/07/05/ongoing_crackdown/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Anti-government demonstrations began in the capital on June 16; since then, protests have spread to other parts of the country and security forces have responded harshly.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 08:05:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2012/07/05/ongoing_crackdown/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sudan - Violent crackdown on protesters]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2012/06/28/violent_crackdown/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Sudan should end the crackdown on peaceful protesters, release people who have been detained, and allow journalists to report freely on the events, Human Rights Watch said.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 09:35:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2012/06/28/violent_crackdown/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sudan - Three journalists detained over three-day period]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2012/06/22/three_journalists_detained/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The journalists were covering recent protests against rising fuel prices in Khartoum, reports said.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2012 08:25:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2012/06/22/three_journalists_detained/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sudan - ANHRI condemns authorities' use of force to disperse demonstrations]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2012/06/21/demo_dispersed/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[News agencies and activist accounts on social network websites have documented police use of teargas and batons to disperse a demonstration by university students.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 08:54:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2012/06/21/demo_dispersed/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Eritrea - For exiled Eritreans in Sudan, fear greater than most]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/eritrea/2012/06/19/eritrean_exiles/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[As CPJ has documented, life in exile for any journalist generally is filled with fear and uncertainty, in addition to the struggle to find work and fulfill basic needs such as health care.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2012 09:12:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/eritrea/2012/06/19/eritrean_exiles/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sudan - Poet reportedly sentenced to death, detention location unknown]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2012/06/14/poet_death_sentence/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[WiPC is extremely concerned about the condition and whereabouts of Abdelmoniem Rahma, who was arrested in September 2011 in Blue Nile State.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2012 14:50:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2012/06/14/poet_death_sentence/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[South Sudan - "Al-Khabar" newspaper shut down amid escalating media repression]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/south_sudan/2012/06/13/al_khabar_closure/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The newspaper had only published four issues prior to its closure.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 12:37:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/south_sudan/2012/06/13/al_khabar_closure/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sudan - Court acquits journalist who was hounded by intelligence officers]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2012/05/31/salih_acquitted/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[AFP reported that the judge said he had taken account of the fact the NISS had put Salih's life in danger by refusing to give him food or water while making him wait for hours at a time each day.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 10:25:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2012/05/31/salih_acquitted/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sudan - Clashes with South Sudan stoke crackdown on dissent]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2012/05/23/niss_crackdown/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In the wake of recent fighting with South Sudan, IFEX spells out five key ways that Sudan has stepped up its crackdown on critics.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 14:53:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2012/05/23/niss_crackdown/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sudan - Repression intensifies after border violence]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2012/05/18/repression_intensifies/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Sudan has stepped up harassment of journalists, censorship and arrests of political opponents in the wake of recent fighting with South Sudan.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 05:55:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2012/05/18/repression_intensifies/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sudan - Journalist detained; newspapers confiscated]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2012/05/09/saleh_detained/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The NISS has not disclosed Faisal Mohamed Saleh's health, condition, or whereabouts and has denied him access to his family or a lawyer.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 12:37:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2012/05/09/saleh_detained/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sudan - Security services find new way of censoring critics]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2012/04/11/niss_censorship/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Sudanese authorities have resorted to bankrupting the media as a new way of silencing dissent, report the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the International Press Institute (IPI) and the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI).
]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:42:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2012/04/11/niss_censorship/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sudan - IPI condemns newspaper confiscations]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2012/03/26/newspaper_confiscations/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) is pursuing a new censorship strategy, journalist Abdelgadir Mohammed Abdelgadir told IPI.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2012/03/26/newspaper_confiscations/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sudan - Newspaper suspended indefinitely, three other papers' print runs seized]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2012/02/27/al_tayar_suspended/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ANHRI denounces "organised campaign aimed at silencing all voices opposed to the regime."]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 06:55:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2012/02/27/al_tayar_suspended/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sudan - Security forces seize independent daily's entire print run
]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2012/02/21/al_tayar_seized/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Security forces raided the Khartoum headquarters of "al-Tayar" newspaper on 19 February and seized the paper's entire print run.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:13:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2012/02/21/al_tayar_seized/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sudan - Two private newspapers shut down by authorities]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2012/01/18/newspapers_suspended/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Within two weeks, two independent and opposition newspapers, "Alwan" and "Rai al-Shaab", have been closed by security forces without explanation.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:46:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2012/01/18/newspapers_suspended/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sudan - Human Rights Watch calls for end to violence against peaceful protesters]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2012/01/03/excessive_force/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Authorities were urged to immediately release detained activists, opposition members, and others arrested because of their political opinions, or charge them with appropriate crimes.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:36:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2012/01/03/excessive_force/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sudan - ANHRI condemns arrest of rights activist]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2011/12/27/zain_alabideen_arrested/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ali Zain al-Abideen, a rights activist known for his critical opinions of the regime, was arrested on 23 December following the publication of a series of critical articles on the website Sudanese Online.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 11:54:00 -0800</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2011/12/27/zain_alabideen_arrested/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sudan - Detained Eritrean journalist faces possible forced repatriation]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2011/10/27/hamad_incommunicado/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Jamal Osman Hamad was summoned by security forces in Khartoum on 24 October and is being held at an unknown location in the capital. His mobile phone has been switched off since his arrest and none of his colleagues or members of his family have been able to obtain any news of him.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2011/10/27/hamad_incommunicado/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sudan - Newspaper closed, others suspended or seized, journalists physically attacked
]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2011/09/29/al_jarida_closed/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Despite President Omar al-Bashir's announcement more than a month ago that he would release all imprisoned journalists, Abdelrahman Adam, a Radio Dabanga journalist detained since 30 October 2010, has not been freed.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:53:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2011/09/29/al_jarida_closed/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sudan - Human Rights Watch calls for end to clampdown on opposition party members, government critics]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2011/09/22/mass_arrests/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The authorities have reportedly arrested more than 100 real or perceived opponents of the government, including well-known writer, artist and activist Abdelmoniem Rahma.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 09:16:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2011/09/22/mass_arrests/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sudan - Security forces seize copies of "Al-Jarida" and "Al-Midan" newspapers]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2011/09/09/copies_seized/</link>
      <description><![CDATA["Al-Jarida" believes the confiscation is linked to its initiative to invite journalists from a banned paper to share their writings.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 08:01:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2011/09/09/copies_seized/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sudan - Governments not delivering on promises of media freedom]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2011/09/07/post_independence_media_problems/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) welcomed President Omar al-Bashir's promise to free all jailed journalists detained in Sudan - but are wondering if he will actually deliver. Meanwhile, two months after independence, the media environment in South Sudan is undeveloped and ill-equipped, says ARTICLE 19.
]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 13:33:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2011/09/07/post_independence_media_problems/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sudan - RSF calls for release of all imprisoned journalists in wake of president's announcement
]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2011/08/30/alsabki_ibrahim_released/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[President Omar Al-Bashir's recent announcement of his intention to free all jailed journalists was followed by the release of Gafar Alsabki Ibrahim, a journalist with the Arabic-language daily "Al-Sahafa", who had been detained since 3 November 2010.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:25:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2011/08/30/alsabki_ibrahim_released/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sudan - Editor freed on bail, still facing death penalty]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2011/08/25/alamin_released_on_bail/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The news of Abuzar Ali Al-Amin's release was overshadowed by the confiscation of all copies of the daily "Al-Jarida", the harassment of its staff and the possibility that the ruling National Congress Party will reinstate prior censorship.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 12:25:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2011/08/25/alamin_released_on_bail/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sudan - Security services seize copies of "Al-Jarida" newspaper]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2011/08/23/al_jarida_confiscation/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The security services did not provide any explanation for the action, which was taken after the newspaper's edition had been printed.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:54:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2011/08/23/al_jarida_confiscation/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sudan - ANHRI condemns seizure of "Al-Ahdath" newspapers by security forces]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2011/08/08/alahdath_seized/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The authorities have been known to confiscate copies of newspapers after they have been printed in order to inflict the heaviest possible financial loss on the publisher, stated ANHRI.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 13:06:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2011/08/08/alahdath_seized/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sudan - ANHRI condemns ongoing trial of Radio Dabanga activists and media professionals]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2011/08/04/radio_dabanga_trial/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[A number of the station's employees are accused of "affecting the reputation of the state" by reporting on the humanitarian situation in Darfur.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 09:36:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2011/08/04/radio_dabanga_trial/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sudan - Journalist sentenced for covering assault case]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2011/07/26/habani_jailed/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Amal Habbani opted for a one-month prison sentence after being fined for reporting on the case of a political activist who was assaulted by the security forces.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 08:14:00 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sudan - Post-split, governments silencing voices]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2011/07/13/post_split_media_problems/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Just a few hours before South Sudan's independence, the popular Arabic daily "Ajras Al-Hurriya" and five English-language newspapers were suspended - a worrying start to the relationship between north and south, report the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) and Index on Censorship.
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      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:42:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2011/07/13/post_split_media_problems/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sudan - Journalist jailed for reporting on alleged rape]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2011/07/07/ghazali_sentenced/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Fatimah Ghazali is the first of a group of journalists to be tried for publishing articles revealing the brutal treatment of activist Safiya Ishag by the National Intelligence and Security Services.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 09:56:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2011/07/07/ghazali_sentenced/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sudan - Contrived legal proceedings mounted against journalists
]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2011/06/30/alamin_further_investigation/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Due to be released on 3 July 2011, Abu Zir al-Amin has instead been transferred to the custody of State Security Prosecution for further investigation.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 09:50:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2011/06/30/alamin_further_investigation/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sudan - More journalists hounded, prosecuted for covering human rights violations
]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2011/06/24/journalists_prosecuted/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[According to RSF, around 10 journalists and media contributors have received court summonses or have been the subject of judicial investigations that are almost certainly the result of complaints brought by the security forces.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 10:03:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2011/06/24/journalists_prosecuted/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sudan - ANHRI condemns attack on Al Jazeera team in South Kordofan]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2011/06/17/south_kordofan_attack/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Al Jazeera team was heading to Deling city in South Kordofan to cover news when they were stopped by local soldiers at a checkpoint.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 09:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2011/06/17/south_kordofan_attack/</guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sudan - Journalists who report on rape and torture charged with crimes]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2011/06/08/criminal_charges/</link>
      <description><![CDATA["Rather than address the systematic failures that enable torture and rape, the Sudanese government has chosen to subject journalists who cover them to politicised legal proceedings," said CPJ.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 11:55:00 -0700</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.ifex.org/sudan/2011/06/08/criminal_charges/</guid>
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