RSF kills Sudanese journalist Taj Alsir Mohamed Suleiman in El-Fasher

Rapid Support Forces in Sudan over the weekend killed Taj Alsir Mohamed Suleiman, head of the state news agency (SUNA) in El-Fasher, along with his brother, inside their home.

RSF fighters also detained several journalists working for different media outlets and moved them from El-Fasher to Nyala, raising concerns for their safety amid a blackout on information.

Sudanese Information Minister Khalid Al-Iyeser urged international organisations for the protection of journalists to intervene. 

The Sudanese Journalists Syndicate said the assassination of Suleiman reflects a pattern of "serious, repeated abuses" against civilians and journalists in Darfur and other regions. It voiced "deep concern" over the fate of journalist Moammar Ibrahim, held by the RSF in Nyala, and held the group "full responsibility" for his safety.

The union called for an urgent international investigation into the killings, accountability for those responsible, and the immediate release of Ibrahim and all detained journalists.

The Committee to Protect Journalists said on X it was "shocked" by reports of Suleiman’s killing and was investigating the attack. Earlier in November, the committee said it had lost contact with 11 journalists in El-Fasher after the RSF seized the city, warning of an "unprecedented campaign of violence and impunity" targeting journalists and civilians. 

Reported By Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed-Al-Khartum