Sudan Media Defiant At Govt Directive to ‘Regularise Legal Status By 1 June’ or Face Legal Action

Khartoum / Amsterdam — Sudanese media organisations have strongly condemned a directive* issued to all media outlets by Sudan’s Ministry of Culture, Information, Antiquities and Tourism, giving them a one-month deadline to obtain official operating licences or “face legal action”. The move the government says is aimed at “restoring professionalism and order to the sector”, comes as Sudan continues its relentless slide to the bottom of global press freedom rankings, currently rated 161 out of 180…