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A Fleeting Moment and Fragile Hope for Press Freedom in Sudan

Carolyn Komatsoulis

   FayAbuelgasimremembers when she was growing up in Sudan under
   then-President Omar al-Bashir, a time when the government shut down
   newspapers, arrested journalists and stopped printing presses. "It was
   quite restricted to almost a propaganda-like level," the
   Dubai-basedAbuelgasimtold VOA.
   Now a journalist herself,Abuelgasimtraveled to Sudan to cover
   pro-democracy protests and found something surprising: more critical
   reporting of the government after the recent ouster of Bashir. But
   another journalist said this unprecedented period of press freedom
   turned out to be short-lived as authorities cracked down on news media
   covering the protests.

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