Government

Journalists blocked from covering S Sudan budget report

Security personnel in Juba yesterday blocked journalists from covering a joint session of the Finance and Economic Committees at which it was reported that the 2014/2015 budget was overspent.Plainclothes security personnel removed the journalists from the parliament as the hearing got underway.In ge ...

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Al-Rai Arabic Newspaper shutdown by National Security

According to its Chief Editor Michael Wazir, one of their board members went to Nairobi to see his family but the security told them on Saturday that their board member went to Nairobi to join the rebel . Subsequently they ordered for the closure of the newspaper.

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South Sudan Security operatives shut the Daily English Newspaper 'The Citizen

South Sudan’s National Security Service (NSS) shut down two newspapers and locked up the offices of a radio station this week, dealing a sharp new blow to freedom of expression as the country sinks further into a horrifically abusive conflict.

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Four dead in Yambio violence

At least 4 people have been killed in shooting in Yambio, the capital of South Sudan's Western Equatoria state.The unrest began on Friday and continued until Saturday when SPLA Chief of General General Paul Malong visited the town to bring order.Malong ordered SPLA soldiers to stop fighting with ...

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Two innocent people killed by gunman in Yambio

A gunman went on a rampage in the capital of Western Equatoria State today killing two people and causing panic in Yambio town.A witness who went to the scene of the shootings afterwards said that he saw two dead bodies and police. “Two guys were shot this afternoon,” said the Yambio res ...

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8 die in clashes around Juba as CES condemns S. Sudan army’s brutality

July 13, 2015 (JUBA) – Central Equatoria state (CES) government has condemned the South Sudanese army (SPLA) of “brutality” after clashes with fighters from the Mundri tribe near the capital, Juba, which left at least 8 people dead on Sunday.

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Policeman kills three, injures four in Juba's Khor Rumola area

A policeman shot dead three of his colleagues and injured four others Sunday morning in Khor Rumola area of Juba.The shooting started at around 9:40 AM and continued for nearly two hours causing panic among local residents.

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Two SPLA soldiers killed by Dinka militia in Malakal

At least two SPLA soldiers have been killed and three others wounded in an attack by a tribal militia in Malakal town in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State on Tuesday morning.

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Security sorrounds the house of Dr. Lam Akol

South Sudan's National Security Service dispatched personnel to surround the house of opposition leader Lam Akol since about 9:00 p.m. last night. The reason behind the move is unknown, according to the political party that he leads, SPLM-DC.

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4 striking workers arrested in Aweil

The state government in Northern Bahr al Ghazal has admitted to having arrested and then released strike leaders who were demanding better pay from Doctors Without Borders (MSF), which supports the government hospital in the state capital Aweil.