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Last week, as reported in Al-Jazeera, Sudan’s president Omar al-Bashir (who has been indicted for war crimes by the UN’s International Criminal Court)ordered an end to state censorship to increase validity for the country’s upcoming elections. Many editors, however, retain serious doubts about their ability to publish any content related to the Darfur conflict and other potentially “sensitive” issues.

Please see the full article in Al-Jazeera for details.

Tags: al-jazeera, Ali Shomo, censorship, Darfur, elections, Omar al-Bashir, press freedom, radio free africa, Sudan

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Sudan media slightly more free? Sudan’s President orders “End to State Censorship”

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