Censorship in Sudan

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This video says about itself:

Omar al-Bashir, the Sudanese president, may have siphoned off billions of dollars from his country into secret bank accounts. At least Luis Moreno-Ocampo, the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor, is convinced of that.

From daily The Morning Star in Britain:

State shuts down left-wing paper

SUDAN: Security forces have confiscated the latest edition of the Al-Midan newspaper, which has close ties to the opposition Sudanese Communist Party.

The entire print run of of Tuesday’s edition of Al-Midan was siezed. The paper has been the target of numerous confiscations over the past 18 months.

The Communist Party of Britain protested to the Sudanese embassy in London against the measure.

Press Under Siege in Sudan: here.

Sudan declares state of emergency: here.