Sudan: Journalists Arrested in Crackdown on Opposition Protests
February 3rd, 2011 by Alec
Egypt is not the only country that is witnessing a crackdown on media. Reporters from opposition newspapers in Sudan were arrested late Wednesday night for covering a meeting of opposition activists. Sudan has seen protests over the past week inspired by events in Tunisia and Egypt. They have been much smaller in number but widespread. Activists have been arrested and beaten. Twelve journalists in total are reportedly being held by Sudanese authorities. One student protester has died since the protests began.
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