South Sudan security detains The Dawn editor

28 Nov, 2024-Emmanuel Monychol Akop, the Editor-in-Chief of The Dawn Daily English Newspaper, was detained by South Sudan’s National Security Service (NSS) on Thursday, no arrest warrant was presented to the staff, nor were they informed of the reasons for their boss’s detention. detials: https://www.radiotamazuj.org/en/news/article/south-sudan-security-detains-the-dawn-editor

N. Bahr el Ghazal residents decry stifled freedom of expression

Several residents of Northern Bahr el Ghazal State have raised concerns about being gagged from expressing pressing issues and criticizing officials in the state of arrests of activists in the last few years how about during elections? which necessitate civic space and freedom of expression and speech. Last May, Dut Kuot Akok, an activist, was sentenced to 14 […]

National Security shuts down radio station in Bor

7 June, 2025- South Sudan’s National Security Service forcibly shut down a Radio Jonglei 95.9 FM ,Community radio station in  Bor  town on Sunday, ejecting staff and briefly detaining a journalist without explanation even without warrants, locked the building and cut off live broadcast. Further details: https://www.radiotamazuj.org/en/news/article/national-security-shuts-down-radio-station-in-bor

Journalist detained in Rumbek East

A Senior journalist, Manyang Mayom Meen, has been arrested. He works with U.N.-owned Radio Miraya FM They detained him in the remote Mabor-duong detention center. The arrest was reportedly carried out by a South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) unit in Rumbek East County. Further Details: ( https://www.radiotamazuj.org/en/news/article/south-sudan-un-radio-journalist-arrested-in-rumbek-east)