Protest-torn Sudan clamps down on foreign journalistsfrom RAJI BASHIR in Khartoum, SudanKHARTOUM, (CAJ News) – SUDAN has revoked the accreditation of at least six journalists working for international news outlets covering demonstrations against President Omar al-Bashir. Journalists working for media outlets based in Qatar and Turkey had their credentials revoked. “Sudan’s move against the international media is another desperate attempt to muzzle the press during this period of unrest,” said Sherif Mansour, North Africa Coordinator for the Committee to Protect Journalists. Bashir was due to travel to Qatar on Wednesday (today) for his firstinternational trip since the protests began in December. The International Criminal Court (ICC) in 2008 issued a warrant ofal-Bashir’s arrest for alleged individual criminal responsibility forgenocide and war crimes in Darfur since 2003.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 24, 2019 08:26 UTC