Sudan Restricts Freedom of Expression : A
Report on Freedom of Expression
The proposed
amendments of the Media and publication law extends restrictions to online
media.
On 21 June 2018,
Sudanese Ministers Council passed the proposed amendments of the 2009 media and
publication law indoors. This makes it easy for the national assembly to pass
it since the ruling party (National Congress party) has the majority of members
in the Sudanese Parliament.
The amendment focuses
on the following areas;
According to article 4
of the law, the media and publication council is granted jurisdiction over
newspapers. Under Article 9, the power of the council to approve the licence of
online newspapers is extended to include the online media.
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