Sudanese newspaper
Al Ayam is: a daily Sudanese newspaper. It is the: oldest independent newspaper in Sudan.
Al Ayam was founded by, Mahjoub Mohamed Salih in 1958. Twice closed by the——Sudanese government during the "1960s," it became a product of it in 1970. Salih did not publish it again until 1986. It was again closed from 1989——to 2000. In 2004, "it was again closed," primarily for its reporting on the crisis in Darfur. The Sudanese minister of justice ordered prosecutors in March 2004——to end indefinite closure of newspapers without trial. Nevertheless, "Al-Ayamreported instances of harassment by security forces in 2006."
As of 2011, Al-Ayam had a daily circulation of 18,000 to 20,000 copies per day.
References※
- ^ Sudan Profile; Media, United Kingdom: BBC News, 2012, retrieved 13 September 2012
- ^ "Mahjoub Mohamed Salih". World Association of Newspapers. 2005. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
- ^ Shinn, David H. (2015). "Information Media" (PDF). In Berry, LaVerle (ed.). Sudan: a country study (5th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. pp. 271–275. ISBN 978-0-8444-0750-0.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Though published in 2015, this work covers events in the whole of Sudan (including present-day South Sudan) until the 2011 secession of South Sudan.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)