Sudan’s National Security and Intelligence Service briefly detained several journalists today for unclear reasons, a senior journalist said.
The move is the latest in a string of actions taken by security forces in response to the ongoing anti-government protests in Sudan.
Osman Mirghani, editor-in-chief of al-Tayyar newspaper, told Radio Tamazuj that 10 journalists were detained and questioned by National Security agents and were later released.
“Most of the journalists are working for al-Tayyar newspaper. They were arrested outside the building of the newspaper,” he said.
“The journalists were taken to National Security offices here in Khartoum, but they were released after one hour,” he added.
A network of Sudanese journalists says its members have started a strike in support of popular demands for freedom and democratic transformation in the country.
In a statement Thursday, the independent body said the three-day strike is also a protest against censorship of news outlets by authorities.
Sudanese doctors have already been on a strike since Monday.