Sudan Media Forum On World Press Freedom Day - Sounding the Alarm Over Horrific Violations Against Journalists and the Absence of Media Freedoms in Sudan

The Sudan Media Forum celebrated World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2026, highlighting the severe violations faced by journalists since the outbreak of war on April 15, 2023. The Sudanese Journalists Syndicate received the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize for its role in condemning targeted attacks against journalists. The media landscape in Sudan has become dangerous, with journalists facing existential threats, arbitrary detentions, and enforced disappearances.