Sudan Military Orders Closure of Al Jazeera In Khartoum, Warns Protesters
- By solomon2day
- On 31/05/2019
- In News
As tens of thousands of protesters continue their agitation for civil rule in the capital, Khartoum, the Sudanese military has ordered the closure of the office of Al Jazeera Media Network.
According to a Press Release by Al Jazeera denounced the "abrupt" closure of Khartoum bureau and the banning of its reporters from reporting in the country, calling it "a complete violation of the freedom of the press".
The protest is coming on the heels of a two-day strike organised by demonstrators and opposition groups frustrated by a deadlock in talks on a transition to democracy.
In reaction the head of the central region in Khartoum, General Bahar Ahmed said ''The protest site has become unsafe and represents a danger to the revolution and the revolutionaries and threatens the coherence of the state and its national security.''
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