LONDON: Sudan’s state news agency’s bureau chief Taj Al-Sir Ahmed Suleiman was killed by the Rapid Support Fighters paramilitary in El-Fasher, with media watchdogs describing the news as “shocking.”
The Committee to Protect Journalists said they were “appalled” by Suleiman’s killing, calling for an urgent investigation into what it described as an apparent execution of the journalist and his brother by an RSF fighter.
“Sudanese authorities must urgently investigate this killing and hold those responsible to account,” said CPJ Chief Programs Officer Carlos Martinez de la Serna. “All parties to the conflict must stop targeting journalists and civilians and immediately ensure the safety of members of the press.”
Suleiman worked for the Sudanese News Agency, or SUNA, reporting on developments in El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State. He went missing after RSF fighters claimed control of the city in late October following an 18-month siege.
El-Fasher had been the group’s final major obstacle to controlling all of Darfur and establishing a parallel administration in the region.
