There is a crackdown on freedom of the press and freedom of expression in Sudan and in Egypt, once again. If you follow us on Twitter @MagkaSama, you may have seen our recent retweets, don’t hesitate to retweets those tweets as well.
The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies provides all the details of what is currently happening in Sudan in this article: 6 newspapers prevented from distribution and a media house faces a two-day suspension.
Sudanese newspaper suspended for two days after publishing an article that hinted to a sexual harassment claim against a #Sudan diplomat https://t.co/ZVtVu8NOLY pic.twitter.com/CFR0V8gpZ0
— African Centre (@AfricanCentre) November 30, 2017
There is a call on the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to relase Human Rights Defenders and activists. You can read the article by Amnesty International: Activists and Prisoners of conscience in detention: Mahienour El-Masry and Moataseem Medhat.
Call on @AlsisiOfficial @MfaEgypt to release #Women #HumanRightsDefender Mahienour El-Masry, activist Moatassem Medhat & other activists detained in #Egypt for the peaceful exercise of their rights to freedom of expression & assembly #ActNow > https://t.co/dWJ4upMesC pic.twitter.com/M1l5HrF0I0
— Urgent Actions (@AmnestyUA) November 29, 2017
