USA Africa Dialogue Series - Petition: Amnesty International Says “Drop The Pending Charges Against Sudanese Journalist Abuzar Al Amin”

Abuzar Al Amin, former deputy editor-in-chief of Rai Al Shaab, a Sudanese newspaper affiliated with the opposition Popular Congress Party, was arrested in May 2010. Rai Al Shaab's office was raided and shut down by the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) the following day. He was convicted and sentenced to five year's imprisonment on 14 July 2010 under articles 50 and 66 of the 1991 Criminal Act, for "undermining the Constitution" and "publishing false news" in relation to articles he wrote that were considered critical of the government. One article was an opinion piece, which claimed that the Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir did not enjoy wide support among the population. In May 2011, the Supreme Court reduced his sentence to one year and his release was marked for 3 July. The NISS brought a further two charges against him two weeks prior to his release date......................

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