Imens folkeafstemningen om Sydsudans løsrivelse fra nord nærmer sig, slår de sudanesiske myndigheder systematisk ned på radiostationer, der beretter om situationen i Darfur, skriver Irinnews.org.
A recent move by the Sudanese government to shut down Radio Dabanga, one of the few stations still reporting on the conflict in Darfur, comes at a critical point in Sudan’s politics, human rights and media officials say, as the country prepares for a January referendum when the South could secede from the North.
“The government appears to be targeting this group of people [media] for their important work on Darfur, not because they committed any crime,” Rona Peligal, the Africa Director for Human Rights Watch (HRW), said.
Sudanese authorities shut down Radio Dabanga – a Dutch registered media outlet – on 1 November on allegations that it had violated the country’s airwaves. The station’s contact person in Khartoum and several others were also arrested.
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