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women Journaoist trapped, attacked and raped in El-Fasher siege

Date:
1 October 2025
Place:
Sudan
Fact-check:
Verified
Reference:
IAWRT-00399

Physical violenceHarassment and surveillanceArrest and Detention

Journalists in El-Fasher were trapped under siege and have been subjected to bombardment, arrest, torture, targeted raids, and sexual violence; CPJ reports at least one case in which a female journalist was beaten and gang-raped when RSF fighters raided her neighbourhood as punishment for her reporting.

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