New York, July 30, 2026 – The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for the immediate release of Nyala Radio station journalists
Ishraqah Abdulrahman
,
Zahraa Muhammad Al-Hassan
and
Mawahib Ibrahim
, after reports that their health has deteriorated since their
kidnapping
by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group in February.
According to a member of the
Sudanese Journalists Syndicate (SJS)
, who spoke to CPJ on condition of anonymity citing a fear of reprisal, family members of the journalists were informed by women recently released from a detention facility that the three journalists had lost a significant amount of weight and were suffering from a fever and other untreated health complications due to a lack of medical care.
CPJ is also concerned by
reports
that journalists working for the independent outlet Darfur 24 have received death threats from members of the Sudan Liberation Movement, a rebel faction in Darfur led by Abdel Wahid al-Nur. According to the Sudanese Journalists Syndicate, the outlet has also been subjected to a coordinated campaign of incitement linked to its coverage of the conflict, with media platforms affiliated with both the RSF and the armed group accused of targeting the outlet and its reporters.
“The reported deterioration in the health of Nyala Radio journalists Ishraqah Abdulrahman, Zahraa Muhammad Al-Hassan, and Mawahib Ibrahim, alongside the death threats directed at Darfur 24 journalists, demonstrates the intolerable conditions under which Sudanese journalists are being forced to work,” said CPJ Regional Director Sara Qudah. “The RSF and all armed actors must immediately stop targeting journalists and ensure that members of the press can carry out their work without fear of violence, intimidation, or unlawful detention.”
The continued detention of Abdel Rahman, El Hassan, and Ibrahim, who are among at least
eight journalists
, including prominent Sudanese journalist
Muammar Ibrahim
, taken by the RSF
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