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 Re: بيان من منظمة ضحايا التعذيب حول اعتقالات (Re: abdel abayazid)
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SOAT
Sudan Organisation Against Torture
SOAT Press Release: 14 May 2003
Khartoum Monitor daily closed and Its editor jailed
On Saturday, 10 May 2003, the North Khartoum criminal court, presided by Judge Mohamed Sir al-Khatim Gharbaw, has ordered the English-language daily Khartoum Monitor to cease publication for two months and its daily chief editor, Nhial Bol, to be jailed after finding them guilty of inciting religious discord.
The religious guidance and endowments ministry filed a lawsuit against the newspaper and its managing editor Nhial Bol for publishing articles deemed abusive to Islam. The newspaper was ordered to cease its operations from May 10 until July 10.
The court ordered Nhial Bol to pay a fine of one million Sudanese pounds (US $400) or risk being imprisoned for four months after finding him guilty of inciting hatred against the state and inciting religious discord.
The lawsuit singled out three articles, including one about a priest who was imprisoned for refusing to demolish a church he had built in an area outside of Khartoum frequented by people who have been displaced by the civil war.
Another article run under the headline, "Are Muslims afraid of Christians?” while a third alleged that Islam allows people to drink locally brewed alcohol.
The Monitor has effectively been closed since Thursday, 8 May 03, when its assets were seized for its failure to pay a fine of 15 million pounds (6,000 dollars). An order, which was imposed last year for the publication of an article alleging slavery, was practiced in Sudan.
Nhial Bol was taken jail immediately after the court sentence on Saturday, 10 May 03, and he was freed only when his family paid the fine on Sunday, 11 May 2003. He Told SOAT that he was ill-treated while he was in prison
Background
The Khartoum Monitor was subject for harassment by the security forces over the past two-month, this included issues of the papers were confiscated before distribution and journalists working with the daily were subjected to harassment, continuous surveillance, interrogation and arrest.
One of such incidents included the confiscation of 3500 copies of the newspaper on Sunday, 9 March 2003(issue no. 59, vol. 4, due for release on 9 March 2003). The copies were taken from the printing works after printing was completed and before its distribution. No reason was initially given for the action. However, the following morning the editors of the newspaper were told that the reason behind the confiscation was an article written by the journalist Edward Lado Terso entitled “History speaks to Abdalla Ali”. The article was written as part of a debate with a reader called Abdalla Ali, from the Humanitarian Aid Commission, a governmental agency. The debate in question was on the subject of the history of Islam in Sudan.
Later in the same day, 9 March, the security forces ordered the managing editor of the Khartoum Monitor, Nhial Bol, and the journalist Edward Lado Terso to report to the security forces offices for interrogation.
On 11 March 2003, security forces from the offices of the newspaper in Khartoum arrested Edward Ladu Terso, and no reason was given for the arrest.
Despite the formal ending of press censorship in Sudan in December 2002, official pressure and restrictions on the media has continued. The government has censored independent newspapers more than a dozen times over the past year. The authorities have drawn what has been termed a ‘red line’ to newspapers about the following issues:
The peace process
Abduction of women and children
Arrests and releases of political activities or human rights defenders
Any information or news about the security forces
Any news or information about the Popular National Congress and its leader, Hassan Al Turabi
And recently any information or news on Darfour current confilict
In addition to these issues, restrictions have also been brought to bear on newspapers for their handling of the October student demonstrations, and of sexual health issues, notably female circumcision.
SOAT condemns the continuing restrictions on freedom of expression in Sudan and urges the Government to:
1) Take all necessary measures to ensure the physical and psychological integrity of Mr Yousif Bashier
2) Order his immediate release in the absence of valid legal charges, or if legitimate charges exist, bring them before an impartial tribunal and guarantee procedural rights at all times.
3) To investigate his claim of torture and bring those responsible to justice
4) Guarantee the respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms throughout Sudan in accordance with national laws and international human rights standards.
5)Cease the imposition of suspensions, pre-printing and post-printing censorship on newspapers, and allow full freedom of expression in accordance with international human rights standards.
6) Allow proper research, discussion and dissemination of information on issues related to press freedom
7) Guarantee the respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms throughout Sudan in accordance with national laws and international human rights standards.
The above recommendations should be sent in appeals to the following addresses:
His Excellency Lieutenant General Omar Hassan al-Bashir
President of the Republic of Sudan
President' s Palace
PO Box 281, Khartoum, Sudan
Fax: + 24911 783223
Mr Ali Mohamed Osman Yassin
Minister of Justice and Attorney General
Ministry of Justice
Khartoum, Sudan
Fax: + 24911 788941
Mr Mustafa Osman Ismail
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
PO Box 873, Khartoum, Sudan
Fax: + 24911 779383
Dr Yasir Sid Ahmed
Advisory Council for Human Rights
PO Box 302
Khartoum, Sudan
Sudan
Fax: + 24911 770883
His Excellency Ambassador Mr. Ibrahim Mirghani Ibrahim,
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Sudan to the United Nations in Geneva,
PO Box 335,
1211 Geneva,
Switzerland,
Fax: +4122 731 26 56,
E-mail: [email protected].
SOAT is international human rights organisation established in the UK in 1993. If you have any questions about this or any other SOAT information, please contact us:
SOAT
The Park Business Centre
Kilburn Park Road
London NW6 5LF
Tel: 020 7625 8055
Fax: 020 7372 2656
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.soatsudan.org
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 بيان من منظمة ضحايا التعذيب حول اعتقالات | abdel abayazid | 03-12-03, 04:15 PM |
| Re: بيان من منظمة ضحايا التعذيب حول اعتقالات | AnwarKing | 03-12-03, 09:35 PM |
| Re: بيان من منظمة ضحايا التعذيب حول اعتقالات | abdel abayazid | 04-23-03, 01:16 PM |
| Re: بيان من منظمة ضحايا التعذيب حول اعتقالات | BousH | 04-23-03, 01:28 PM |
| Re: بيان من منظمة ضحايا التعذيب حول اعتقالات | BousH | 04-23-03, 02:00 PM |
| Re: بيان من منظمة ضحايا التعذيب حول اعتقالات | abdel abayazid | 04-24-03, 04:18 PM |
| Re: بيان من منظمة ضحايا التعذيب حول اعتقالات | abdel abayazid | 04-29-03, 03:04 PM |
| Re: بيان من منظمة ضحايا التعذيب حول اعتقالات | elsharief | 04-30-03, 10:20 AM |
| Re: بيان من منظمة ضحايا التعذيب حول اعتقالات | abdel abayazid | 04-30-03, 02:41 PM |
| Re: بيان من منظمة ضحايا التعذيب حول اعتقالات | abdel abayazid | 04-30-03, 04:34 PM |
| Re: بيان من منظمة ضحايا التعذيب حول اعتقالات | abdel abayazid | 05-07-03, 02:44 AM |
| Re: بيان من منظمة ضحايا التعذيب حول اعتقالات | abdel abayazid | 05-08-03, 01:17 PM |
| Re: بيان من منظمة ضحايا التعذيب حول اعتقالات | فتحي البحيري | 05-08-03, 06:04 PM |
| Re: بيان من منظمة ضحايا التعذيب حول اعتقالات | elsharief | 05-15-03, 09:25 AM |
| Re: بيان من منظمة ضحايا التعذيب حول اعتقالات | elsharief | 05-15-03, 09:36 AM |
| Re: بيان من منظمة ضحايا التعذيب حول اعتقالات | elsharief | 05-22-03, 10:24 AM |
| Re: بيان من منظمة ضحايا التعذيب حول اعتقالات | فتحي البحيري | 05-22-03, 10:48 AM |
| Re: بيان من منظمة ضحايا التعذيب حول اعتقالات | abdel abayazid | 05-30-03, 10:57 PM |
| Re: بيان من منظمة ضحايا التعذيب حول اعتقالات | abdel abayazid | 06-05-03, 10:02 PM |
| Re: بيان من منظمة ضحايا التعذيب حول اعتقالات | elsharief | 06-07-03, 04:54 PM |
| Re: بيان من منظمة ضحايا التعذيب حول اعتقالات | abdel abayazid | 06-09-03, 02:04 PM |
| Re: بيان من منظمة ضحايا التعذيب حول اعتقالات | abdelrahim abayazid | 06-20-03, 02:31 AM |
| Re: بيان من منظمة ضحايا التعذيب حول اعتقالات | Abdalla Gaafar | 06-09-03, 02:46 PM |
| Re: بيان من منظمة ضحايا التعذيب حول اعتقالات | abdel abayazid | 06-09-03, 03:23 PM |
| Re: بيان من منظمة ضحايا التعذيب حول اعتقالات | abdel abayazid | 06-12-03, 01:38 PM |
| Re: بيان من منظمة ضحايا التعذيب حول اعتقالات | فتحي البحيري | 06-12-03, 02:24 PM |
| Re: بيان من منظمة ضحايا التعذيب حول اعتقالات | abdelrahim abayazid | 06-20-03, 02:50 AM |
| Re: بيان من منظمة ضحايا التعذيب حول اعتقالات | abdelrahim abayazid | 06-20-03, 10:30 AM |
| Re: بيان من منظمة ضحايا التعذيب حول اعتقالات | فتحي البحيري | 06-20-03, 01:50 PM |
| Re: بيان من منظمة ضحايا التعذيب حول اعتقالات | abdelrahim abayazid | 06-21-03, 00:06 AM |
| Re: بيان من منظمة ضحايا التعذيب حول اعتقالات | abdelrahim abayazid | 06-23-03, 09:26 PM |
| Re: بيان من منظمة ضحايا التعذيب حول اعتقالات | abdelrahim abayazid | 06-25-03, 01:45 PM |
| Re: بيان من منظمة ضحايا التعذيب حول اعتقالات | abdelrahim abayazid | 06-25-03, 03:21 PM |
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