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Printing of The Niles 2012 edition in Juba, July 17, 2012. (photo: The Niles | Dominik Lehnert)
#Pressfreedom: Under attack
Seven journalists have been killed in South Sudan since independence, including ex-The Niles correspondent Peter Julius Moi, and leading media outlets were shut down. Across the border in Sudan, press censorship is rife and journalists work under growing pressure. The Niles surveys the troubled media landscapes of Sudan and South Sudan.
Alfred Taban, the Editor-in-Chief of the Juba Monitor was recognised for “courageously and consistently advocating for press freedom and media development in South Sudan” during the World Press Freedom Day 2016 commemoration in Juba on May 3, 2016. (photo: The Niles | Martha Agama)
Alfred Taban, the Editor-in-Chief of the Juba Monitor was recognised for “courageously and consistently advocating for press freedom and media development in South Sudan” during the World Press Freedom Day 2016 commemoration in Juba on May 3, 2016. (photo: The Niles | Martha Agama)
Alfred Taban, the Editor-in-Chief of the Juba Monitor was recognised for “courageously and consistently advocating for press freedom and media development in South Sudan” during the World Press Freedom Day 2016 commemoration in Juba on May 3, 2016. (photo: The Niles | Martha Agama)

‘Be courageous even if you face arrest’

Davis Mugume
South Sudan veteran journalist Alfred Taban says he will not stop writing his critical opinion pieces. Taban was released on bail to receive medical attention.
25.04.2024
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Rights groups call for the immediate release of Alfred Taban

Davis Mugume
Regional and international rights groups and organisations call for the immediate release of Alfred Taban, the Editor-in-Chief of the Juba Monitor.
25.04.2024
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Running to the bush: A journalist’s story of fleeing in fear

O. Hannington
Christine Anzio Wani is a journalist who fled her home in Morobo. Now she and her ailing young daughter sleep in the bush for fear of violence.
25.04.2024
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Recognising the work of South Sudan’s journalists

Waakhe Simon
As South Sudan marked the World Press Freedom Day on May 3, journalists across the country face enormous challenges.
25.04.2024
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The April 2015 cover of the True African Magazine. (photo: True African Magazine) The April 2015 cover of the True African Magazine. (photo: True African Magazine) The April 2015 cover of the True African Magazine. (photo: True African Magazine)

‘Why I work South Sudanese media despite the risks’

Esther Muwombi
Journalists in South Sudan face the brunt of suspicion, as well as threats and even murder. Shanty Husna, founder and CEO of True African Magazine, decided to stay despite the risks.
25.04.2024
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A printing press in South Sudan’s capital Juba, July 17, 2012. (photo: The Niles | Nik Lehnert)
The rugged state of media freedoms in the two Sudans
25.04.2024  |  Archive
A simulated radio talk-show during a training in Morobo, South Sudan, June 15, 2013. (photo: The Niles | Dominik Lehnert)
“Live programmes are not acceptable”
25.04.2024  |  Archive
A TV journalist at work in Juba, July 11, 2012. (photo: The Niles | Dominik Lehnert)
Press freedom under attack
Civil-society group highlights ongoing threats to South Sudanese journalists
25.04.2024  |  Archive
Oliver Modi in Yei, March 21, 2006. (photo: The Niles | Dominik Lehnert)
Press freedom under attack
Union blames security forces for eight out of 10 attacks on journalists
25.04.2024  |  Archive
An empty chair amid a printing-press in Juba, July 17, 2012. (photo: The Niles | Dominik Lehnert)
Press freedom under attack
As a journalist I no longer feel safe in South Sudan
25.04.2024  |  Archive
Bishop Santo Loku Pio in Juba, March 20, 2012. (photo: The Niles | Joseph Oduha)
Press freedom under attack
Bishop slams South Sudanese government for attacks on journalists
25.04.2024  |  Archive
A man listening to the radio in front of his homestead in Magwi, February 24, 2010. (photo: The Niles | Dominik Lehnert)
Press freedom under attack
Shooting of journalist renews fear among South Sudanese reporters
25.04.2024  |  Archive
The Citizen TV (CTV) staff being trained by The Niles in Juba, July 11, 2012. (photo: The Niles | Dominik Lehnert)
Press freedom under attack
South Sudan’s Citizen newspaper lays off staff, forced to close
25.04.2024  |  Archive
Christoph Straesser
Press freedom under attack
“Respect press freedom”
25.04.2024  |  Archive
Peter Julius Moi (photo: Unknown (retrieved from Facebook))
Press freedom under attack
Mourning Peter Julius Moi
25.04.2024  |  Archive
(photo: The Nies | Dominik Lehnert)
Press freedom under attack
South Sudan in mourning: free media murdered once again
25.04.2024  |  Archive
Newspapers in the library of AMDISS in Juba, August 6.
Authorities in South Sudan shut down three media houses
25.04.2024  |  Archive
Michael Makuei Lueth together with members of South Sudan’s media fraternity marking the Press Freedom Day at Dembesh Hotel in Juba, May 4, 2015.
Makuei: “Up to now we have not taken any journalist to court”
25.04.2024  |  Archive
Paul Jacob Kumbo, Director General for Information at the national Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in his office.
Conflict and a lack of press freedom scares off media investors in South Sudan
25.04.2024  |  Archive
The premises of the Delegation of the European Union to South Sudan in Juba, October 24.
EU concerned about South Sudan’s draft security legislation
25.04.2024  |  Archive
The Niles correspondent Waakhe Simon Wudu in Bor, January 19.
Reporting on South Sudan’s crisis
25.04.2024  |  Archive
MPs at the South Sudan parliament in Juba during a session on June 19, 2012.
South Sudan parliament passes media bills
25.04.2024  |  Archive
The crisis in South Sudan has resulted in the displacement of thousands in Juba and a number of other cities, January 3.
Sudan’s media keeps eagle eye on South Sudan’s crisis
25.04.2024  |  Archive
H. E. Joy Kwaje Eluzai, Chairperson of the Committee for Information, Telecommunication and Culture in the National Legislative Assembly of South Sudan, December 2012.
‘We have very great hopes for the media in South Sudan’
25.04.2024  |  Archive
Yasser Youssef Ibrahim, Media Secretary in the National Congress Party, June 2013.
‘We need a law that governs the electronic media’
25.04.2024  |  Archive
Viola, a radio presenter and journalist in the production room, May 2.
Journalists: ‘We only do our job’
25.04.2024  |  Archive
A map of the media landscape in South Sudan.
World Press Day: Time for South Sudan to look in the mirror
25.04.2024  |  Archive
Journalists covering the independence celebrations in Juba, July 9, 2011.
Journalists tackle president on shrinking press freedoms
25.04.2024  |  Archive
Badru Mulumba, Co-Director of the weekly ‘New Times’ in his office, December 4.
‘It’s hard to sustain a newspaper in South Sudan’
25.04.2024  |  Archive
Was the raid on The Citizen an \'isolated incident\' or a precedent for more censorship to come?
Free media still on hold
25.04.2024  |  Archive
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