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Seven European countries urge ‘immediate halt’ to Sudan violence

Seven European countries have called on Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to immediately stop their assault on El-Obeid, a city in Sudan's North Kordofan state, warning of credible signs that a major offensive could be imminent as civilians face worsening shortages of food, water and fuel.

Radio France Internationale

Fears grow for civilians as paramilitary group closes in on strategic Sudanese city

Paramilitary attacks on a city of a half-million people in Sudan have raised international alarm that mass violence against civilians might follow

The Independent UK

UK prioritised ties with UAE over averting mass atrocities in Sudan, MPs to be told

Foreign Office failed to act on warnings of genocide due to ‘pressure’ from emirates, Yale human rights investigator will tell a parliamentary select committee

The Guardian - UK

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‘Deeply concerned’: US echoes UN fears over looming Sudan atrocities

The United States has joined the United Nations in warning that mass atrocities could soon be committed in Sudan's southern city of El-Obeid, where the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied groups are reportedly massing troops around the besieged city amid the country's ongoing civil war.

The Times of India

UN warns of an 'imminent risk of mass atrocities' in Sudan's Kordofan

In Sudan, NGOs and the UN have warned of an "imminent risk of mass atrocities" in El-Obeid, a major city in North Kordofan. This comes as the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) step up their campaign against the regular army in the region.

Radio France Internationale

UN warns of atrocities in Sudan as RSF advances on city

The United Nations is fearful of another bloodbath in war-torn Sudan as a paramilitary group closes in on the city of El-Obeid in Kordofan state.

AAP

Norway, Australia warn of looming RSF attacks in Sudan

Rapid Support Forces fighters are approaching the central Sudanese city of al-Obeid, dozens of countries have warned at the United Nations Human Rights Council.

AAP

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Czech government scraps licence fees for public media in move critics call threat to press freedom

Prime Minister Andrej Babiš's coalition has approved a bill replacing the traditional funding model with direct state financing, triggering strikes and protests.

Euronews

Sudan rights groups blame RSF paramilitary for drone strikes that hit civilians

Drone strikes blamed on the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have killed at least 23 civilians and wounded 19 others in the Sudanese city of El-Obeid, local monitoring groups have said, as the use of armed drones continues to spread across the country in its more than three-year war.

Radio France Internationale

Journalist gunned down in Mexico as World Cup kicks off

Mexico is regarded as one of the most dangerous and deadly countries for working journalists, according to Reporters Without Borders.

Euronews

RFI denounces violation of press freedom after French reporter barred by Israel

RFI has condemned Israel's decision to refuse entry to journalist Alice Froussard, describing the move as "an obstacle to press freedom". Froussard, who reports on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for French media, including RFI, was turned away on arrival at Tel Aviv airport and sent back without explanation.

Radio France Internationale

World Cup kicks off with empty seat for French journalist detained in Algeria

FIFA has issued World Cup accreditation to Christophe Gleizes in a gesture of support for the jailed French reporter, who was represented by an empty seat during Gianni Infantino’s news conference on the eve of the tournament. The FIFA boss said he hoped “the only sports journalist currently imprisoned in…

France 24

Fifa grants World Cup accreditation to jailed French journalist Christophe Gleizes

In a move hailed by press freedom campaigners as an important gesture of solidarity, Fifa has issued World Cup accreditation to French sports journalist Christophe Gleizes, who has been detained in Algeria for more than a year.

Radio France Internationale

Sudan war victims seek justice in Kenya over claims of torture and sexual violence

It is the first attempt to prosecute members of the notorious paramilitary group RSF outside Sudan

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The Independent UK

First war crimes complaint against Sudan's paramilitary forces filed in Kenya

Twelve Sudanese victims of alleged atrocities linked to the war in their country on Tuesday asked Kenya’s prosecutors to investigate allegations of torture and sexual violence by members of a notorious paramilitary group

The Independent UK

Women say they were raped and ransomed by fighters in Sudan's ongoing war

Women in Sudan have shared their accounts of being abducted, raped and held for ransom by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in Sudan

The Guardian - UK

Sky ends controversial news joint venture in United Arab Emirates

Sky News Arabia to retain name in brand licensing deal after criticism of its coverage of atrocities in Sudan

France 24

Ghana begins repatriating citizens from South Africa after xenophobic attacks

In tonight's edition: 300 Ghanaians arrive back home from South Africa on an emergency repatriation flight for nationals fleeing anti-immigrant protests, threats and attacks. Also, Human Rights Watch accuses the United Arab Emirates of having recruited Colombian mercenaries to send to Sudan in support of the RSF paramilitary. Plus as…

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The Independent UK

UAE accused of training Colombian mercenaries for Sudan's war

Human Rights Watch reports that the United Arab Emirates trained Colombian mercenaries to fight alongside a paramilitary group in Sudan's war

The Independent UK

Sudan's war has left thousands missing. Many are buried in unmarked graves

Fahmy al-Fateh never made it home from war in Sudan

The Guardian - UK

We can’t talk about press freedom without talking about misogyny

Trolling and other forms of online violence against female journalists have also triggered offline attacks, harassment and abuse. Some reporters have paid with their lives

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