Sudanese authorities jail journalist Rishan Oshi over corruption reporting

On May 18, 2026, authorities arrested Oshi, a program host for local private television channel AlBalad TV, in Port Sudan after a Sudanese court sentenced her that same day to one year in prison and fined her 10 million Sudanese pounds (USD $16,653), according to news reports. The court convicted Oshi of defamation under articles 25 and 26 of Sudan’s cybercrime law, according to a journalist following the case, who spoke to CPJ on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal. The journalist added that the charges were filed over a 2025 article she published on her Facebook page, which has over 400,000 followers, alleging corruption within Sudanese state institutions. In the article, she alleged that an official covered up the sale of diplomatic state property to a Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commander. https://cpj.org/2026/05/sudanese-authorities-jail-journalist-rishan-oshi-over-corruption-reporting/ https://darfur24.com/en/2026/05/20/sudanese-court-sentences-journalist-rashan-oshi-to-one-year-in-prison/