South Sudan government puts another nail in press freedom’s coffin

‘In its latest move against press freedom, South Sudan has threatened journalists broadcasting interviews with rebels involved in the country’s civil war.

“We are shutting your media houses down if you interview any rebel here to disseminate his or her plans and policies within South Sudan,” Information Minister Michael Makuei said on Monday.

“If you can go as far as interviewing the rebels to come and disseminate their filthy ideas to the people and poison their minds, that is negative agitation,” he said, adding, “You either join them, or else we put you where you will not be talking.”’

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