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Children ‘piled up and shot’: new details emerge of ethnic cleansing in Darfur

As El Fasher stands on the ‘precipice of a massacre’, rights groups call for sanctions after new testimony describes atrocities carried out by RSF paramilitaries in Sudan

The Guardian - UK

'Constant Terror' In Key Darfur City As Fighting Closes In

Sudanese shop owner Ishaq Mohammed has been trapped in his home for a month, sheltering from violence in El-Fasher, the last major city in the country's vast Darfur region not under paramilitary control.

International Business Times

Military regimes have turned the Sahel into a 'black hole' of information

In the central Sahel, journalists and reporters have seen their working conditions deteriorate ever since they were taken over by military juntas, international organisations marking World Press Freedom Day on Friday have found.

Radio France Internationale

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India press freedom score falls, says Reporters sans Frontieres

India's press freedom ranking falls, but government dismisses as propaganda; US also sees decline in press freedom.

The Hindu

Legal loopholes are undermining press freedom in France, report warns

This year’s World Press Freedom index puts France in 21st place out of 180 countries – a slight improvement on 2023. But a report by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) warns that the right to information continues to be threatened by a legislative loophole that gives authorities the power to prosecute…

Radio France Internationale

World Press Freedom Day: Gaza conflict deadliest for journalists

As the war in Gaza becomes the deadliest conflict for journalists, Al Jazeera looks at press freedom in the past year.

Al Jazeera

Wall Street Journal cuts Hong Kong staff, shifts focus to Singapore

Company-wide memo says the newspaper is shifting its ‘center of gravity in the region’ to Southeast Asian hub.

Al Jazeera

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World Press Freedom Index: India’s improved ranking and the Palestine puzzle

India ranked 159, two spots higher than last year, in the 2024 edition of the Press Freedom Index, published annually by Reporters Without Borders. It’s behind Turkey, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, which are ranked at positions 158, 152, and 150, respectively.

Newslaundry

Attacks on press freedom around the world are intensifying, index reveals

In the past year, in virtually every region, journalists and independent media outlets faced increasing repression

The Guardian - UK

Essential supplies running out as RSF paramilitary encircles Darfur’s largest city

The population of El Fasher, which includes thousands of displaced people, is in ‘dire need of food, medicine and water’

The Guardian - UK

China erases memory of ‘white paper’ protests in further threat to journalism

Silencing of a film-maker documenting the widespread 2022 demonstrations against Covid controls is part of rising suppression of press freedom

The Guardian - UK

UN warns of possible imminent attack on city in Sudan’s North Darfur

Attack on al-Fashir would have ‘devastating consequences’ for civilians in area already on brink of famine, UN says.

Al Jazeera

Sudan war could lead to more ethnic killings in volatile Darfur region

Proximity to Chad means violence in North Darfur between the RSF and Sudan’s army could easily spread.

Al Jazeera

US senators call on Biden to sanction Sudan’s RSF over human rights abuses

Lawmakers say Hemedti’s and the RSF’s activities and abuses make them deserving of sanctions from the United States.

Al Jazeera

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The Guardian - UK

Sudan’s Hotel Rwanda: the man who saved scores of people during Darfur violence

As militias targeted the Masalit community in a wave of ethnic violence, one man offered shelter and an escape route across the border

The Guardian - UK

Increasing number of villages torched across Sudan shows conflict is intensifying - report

Satellite data indicates growing number of airstrikes on settlements, in a war that has already killed thousands

France 24

‘Humanitarian aid in Sudan is constantly being blocked by all the belligerents’

With the international community having pledged more than €2 billion in funding for Sudan at a humanitarian conference in Paris on Monday, Norwegian Refugee Council Sudan Advocacy Manager Mathilde Vu breaks down the worsening humanitarian crisis in a country devastated by a year of brutal fighting.

France 24

Sudan, a forgotten crisis the world must pay attention to

This Monday marks 12 months since war broke out in Sudan, caused by a power struggle between rival generals: on one hand, the army headed by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan; on the other, the RSF paramilitary commanded by General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemedti.

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Radio France Internationale

Paris conference raises more than €2bn in aid for war-torn Sudan

French President Macron said Monday's Paris conference raised more than €2 billion in aid to help Sudan and its neighbouring countries. The international pledges come exactly a year after the start of the conflict between the Sudanese army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) which has forced millions to flee…

WEKU

Sudan's conflict hits the 1-year mark, sparking fears of repeated atrocities

Since fighting broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces and rebel paramilitaries a year ago, experts estimate over 14,000 people have been killed and millions displaced and facing starvation.

The Guardian - UK

UK Foreign Office holding secret talks with Sudan’s RSF paramilitary group

Exclusive: Rights groups denounce negotiations with Rapid Support Forces, accused of ethnic cleansing and war crimes

The Guardian - UK

For a full year, the bodies have piled up in Sudan – and still the world looks away

In the country of my birth, this latest conflict is two tragedies overlaid. Its people are strong, but none of us can see a way through, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

France 24

Macron says world donors pledge more than €2 billion in aid for war-stricken Sudan

French President Emmanuel Macron announced Monday that world donors are pledging more than 2 billion euros in aid for Sudan after a year of war that has pushed its population to the brink of famine.

Radio France Internationale

Sudan on its knees after one year of brutal civil war

A year ago, on 15 April, the civil war in Sudan began. The violence resulted in the displacement of millions. Now, as food shortages get worse, aid is not reaching many of the displaced. In response, France and Germany are hosting a conference in Paris, Monday, to try to raise…

The Guardian - UK

Sudanese refugees in Chad unable to access medical care for war injuries

Some people in Ambelia camp waiting for treatment to wounds resulting from ethnic violence last year

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