South Sudan activists decry Juba ban on media coverage of Sudan unrest

Sudanese demonstrators run from teargas lobbed to disperse them as they march along the street during anti-government protests in Khartoum, Sudan, on December 25, 2018. PHOTO | REUTERS

Human rights activists in South Sudan have protested against a government order banning media in the country from covering the unrest in Sudan.

Reec Malual, a Juba-based lawyer and human rights activist on Wednesday said that the order passed by the South Sudan Media Authority on Monday is inappropriate and violated press freedom.