Sudan cracks down on press seizing entire print runs of 14 newspaper titles

‘Sudanese security officers seized the print runs of 14 newspapers on Monday, a government-run media body said, in one of the most sweeping crackdowns on the press in recent years.

The National Intelligence and Security Service seized copies of 14 dailies, Sudan’s press council said in a statement.

The council, a government body overseeing the country’s media, held an emergency meeting and expressed “its deep regret at this step to block this large number of newspapers”.

NISS often confiscates print runs of newspapers over stories it deems unsuitable but it rarely seizes so many publications at one time.’

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