Darfur group arrests Sudanese journalist in ex-UNAMID site
June 24, 2021 (NYALA) - A Sudanese journalist was arrested and beaten by the Sudan Liberation Forces Alliance (SLFA) of Tahir Hajar at the former UNAMID headquarters in Nyala, South Darfur.
Abdel Moneim Madio told Sudan Tribune Thursday that forces of the signatory group detained him for more than 12 hours at a former team site of the United Nations and African Union Mission in Darfur UNAMID as he was there preparing in a press mission on Tuesday 22 June.
The journalist, who works as a correspondent for Agence France-Presse from Darfur, said that upon his arrival at the former UNAMID Sector Headquarters in Nyala he was surprised by the presence of the SLFA’s combatants who prevented him from taking pictures, and asked him to wait inside a cage until the arrival of an officer who would decide on his request.