RSF paramilitary group detains 3 female journalists in Sudan’s Darfur

The Sudanese Journalists Syndicate has expressed deep concern over the continued cases of enforced disappearance and arbitrary detention affecting journalists in the capital and in the regions of Darfur and Sennar state. The syndicate says it has documented three cases of enforced disappearance and four cases of arrest, with some detentions lasting as long as a year. As reported by Radio Dabanga last week, the Rapid Support Forces in Nyala, South Darfur, arrested a number of women, including female journalists, and transferred them to the Korea prison. They have not been released yet, despite having been detained for more than a week without clear reasons, charges, or being brought to trial. Among those detained in Nyala are media broadcaster Ishraqah Abdulrahman, radio journalist Zahraa Muhammad Al-Hassan, radio journalist Mawaheb Ibrahim, and Dr Manahil Mustafa El Sanousi, director of El Manhal Centre for Training and Capacity Building. https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/sudanese-journalists-syndicate-7-media-workers-missing-or-detained-by-saf-and-rsf#google_vignette