Sudan
Two Sudanese editors were detained Feb. 18 over puPosted Apr 2 2008
Al-Watan editor in chief Sid Ahmed Khalifa was questioned by the Khartoum state security prosecutor’s office about an article Khalifa published about changes in the Sudanese police force. Police also detained Al-Ahdath editor in chief Adil al-Baz for questioning. According to Committee to Protect Journalists, both editors were held overnight and released the next morning.
“We are troubled by the detention of Sid Ahmed Khalifa and Adil al-Baz,” CPJ Executive Director Joel Simon said. “Such actions are designed to intimidate journalists, and prevent coverage of the security forces, which are a subject of public interest.”Reuters reported that Sudanese journalists protested the editors’ detention and more than 50 colleagues traveled to the National Press and Publications Council, Sudan’s official press regulator, on Tuesday to deliver a protest petition.