Sudan: Outcry As Sudan Blocks El Sudani Newspaper and 30 Other Websites

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Sudan: Outcry As Sudan Blocks El Sudani Newspaper and 30 Other Websites

[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- A chorus of condemnation has erupted from politicians and media advocates for human rights over the blocking of the website of El Sudani newspaper, as well as more than 30 other websites in Sudan. Faisal El Baqer, Coordinator of Journalists for Human Rights Organisation Jahr, described the blocking of platforms and websites as "a heinous and full-fledged crime against the right to expression, access to information and the right to an independent press".

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