Tweet by Waakhe Simon Wudu courtesy The Niles JUBA – A year since South Sudan gained its independence, journalists and rights activists still express concern about inadequate press freedom. An interview with one of South Sudan’s most outspoken independent journalists and publishers, Nhial Bol. Q: Mr. Bol, recently Atem Yaak Atem, the Deputy Minister of Information and Broadcasting, [...]
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South Sudan’s Media Landscape Has Long Path Toward Democratization
Tweet [Montréal, Québec, Canada 26°C] Media freedom since southern Sudan’s January referendum has been less than stellar. A few examples of the repression of press freedom since the referendum include: 1) The arrest of The Citizen newspaper, Editor-in_Chief, Nhial Bol for reporting about an attack on him and his driver; and the beating by security [...]
Southern Sudanese Media: Free? Sort of…
Tweet by Boboya Simon Wudu, courtesy SudanVotes At a gathering to mark World Press Freedom Day on 3 May, journalists in Southern Sudan stressed the importance of a free and independent media in a region that will become the world’s newest nation on 9 July. Oliver Modi, chair of the Union of Journalists of South Sudan (UJOSS), [...]
