Sudan’s National Council for Press and Publications on Tuesday decided to suspend El Dar newspaper for three days for publishing ‘false news’ about a demonstration in Khartoum in which homosexuals called for the abolition of Article 148 of the 1991 Criminal Code.
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Graphic by Sudanese queer activist and visual artist Malab Alneel (Social media)
At least three LGBTQ+ organisations in Sudan are forced to operate underground, forcing artists to work with virtually no financial support, according to a report published on December 10
by Freemuse. In an interview with Radio Dabanga,
Ola Diab, a Sudanese journalist based in Qatar, said that there is “still significant resistance in Sudan – politically, socially and religiously.”
In July 2019, Freemuse spoke to two anonymous activists from Sudan who operate an underground gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, queer, and other (LGBTQ+) artists’ organisation. According to the activists, “at least three organisations in Sudan are forced to operate in this way - illegally and with no bank accounts.”