Faisal Mohamed Salih had been arrested on Thursday from his office by agents of the country’s powerful National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS). Salih, recipient of the 2013 Peter Mackler Award for ethical and courageous journalism, said security agents had taken him in for questioning over his views about the protests that erupted across Sudan on December 19. “I told them that I supported the protesters as they were demonstrating peacefully, but I was not part of any group organising these protests,” Salih said. Salih was recognised by the Peter Mackler Award — which is named after the late Agence France-Presse reporter and editor — for defying the Sudanese government and speaking out about human rights abuses. In the latest crackdown on dissent several journalists, activists and opposition leaders have been arrested by security agents trying to prevent the spread of protests.

Source: The Guardian January 05, 2019 12:11 UTC