Sudan: Journalism in Sudan, Now a Crime Punishable By Death

In a country already ravaged by civil conflict, reporting the truth has now been codified into an offence punishable by death.

Under Temporary Constitutional Decree No. (7) of 2026, issued on October 19 by the Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Sudan’s military authorities have drastically expanded Article 51/A of the 1991 Criminal Code. Published in Official Gazette supplement issue 1982 to take immediate legal effect, the amendment…