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U.S. Ambassador Charles Twining visited the offices of The Nation Mirror today,

U.S. Chargé, Ambassador Charles Twining Statement on Closure of The Nation Mirror Newspaper

 

U.S. Ambassador Charles Twining visited the offices of The Nation Mirror today to show support for Editor-in-Chief Wol Deng Atak, whose newspaper was ordered closed by the government this week.

“I was very unhappy to learn about the government’s closure of The Nation Mirror. I have been alarmed at recent reports of the intimidation and harassment of journalists in South Sudan by elements within the government and I hope this does not represent a trend. We urge the government of South Sudan to allow The Nation Mirror to reopen immediately.”