Sudans Post
{{Short description|South Sudanese newspaper}}
{{Infobox newspaper
| name = Sudans Post
| logo = 260px
| image =
| caption = Logo of Sudans Post newspaper
| format = Online newspaper
| language = English and Arabic
| foundation = 2017; 5 years ago
| political = Independent
| headquarters = Juba, South Sudan
| chiefeditor = Tor Madira Machier
| website = {{URL|sudanspost.com}}
}}
Sudans Post (Arabic ســـودانس بـوست) is an independent South Sudanese online newspaper published primarily in English and which covers Sudan and South Sudanese topics.{{Cite web|date=2019-12-27|title=ABOUT US|url=https://www.sudanspost.com/about-us|access-date=2021-06-25|website=Sudans Post|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Library|first=of Congress|date=2015|title=Sudan: A Country Study|url=http://www.loc.gov/rr/frd/cs/pdf/CS_Sudan.pdf}}{{Cite web |date=2023-01-06 |title=Six journalists arrested over footage of South Sudan president wetting himself |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/06/six-journalists-reportedly-held-over-footage-of-south-sudans-president-wetting-himself |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Layal.Haddad |title=توقيف 6 صحافيين بجنوب السودان بعد انتشار فيديو تبوّل الرئيس على نفسه |url=https://www.alaraby.co.uk/entertainment_media/%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%82%D9%8A%D9%81-6-%D8%B5%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%AC%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%88-%D8%AA%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%91%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%B3-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B3%D9%87 |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=The New Arab |language=ar}}{{Cite web |title=South Sudan journalists detained over viral video – DW – 01/06/2023 |url=https://www.dw.com/en/south-sudan-journalists-detained-over-viral-video/a-64311211 |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=dw.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2022-12-22 |title=Ethics row rages after South Sudan leader wets himself on live TV |url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/dec/22/south-sudan-leader-live-tv-president-salva-kiir |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=the Guardian |language=en}} It was founded in 2017, but was not launched until December 2019. In February 2021, it claimed that it was the second-most visited South Sudanese news website in the country with more than 500,000 monthly page viewers, and that it had been visited – as of June 2021 – over 3 million times.{{Cite web|date=2021-02-07|title=US web firm ranks Sudans Post as second most visited news website in South Sudan|url=https://www.sudanspost.com/us-web-firm-ranks-sudans-post-as-second-most-visited-news-website-in-south-sudan/|access-date=2021-06-25|website=Sudans Post|language=en-US}}
The website brings attention to political, social and cultural issues in Sudan and South Sudan.
Location
Sudans Post is currently being operated from abroad. It was headquartered in Juba's Tongpiny neighborhood prior to June 2020, when government security agencies blocked access to its website and closed its office.{{Cite web|date=2020-12-23|title=World Report 2021: Rights Trends in South Sudan|url=https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2021/country-chapters/south-sudan|access-date=2021-06-25|website=Human Rights Watch|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=South Sudanese media blocked after threats from NSS – transcript revealed – Qurium Media Foundation|url=https://www.qurium.org/press-releases/south-sudanese-media-blocked-after-threats-from-nss-transcript-revealed/|access-date=2021-06-25|language=en-GB}} Its founding editor-in-chief is Tor Madira Machier.{{Cite web|title="Sudans Post" gets blocked after receiving personal threats from NSS – transcript revealed – Qurium Media Foundation|url=https://www.qurium.org/alerts/blocked-sudans-post-received-threats-for-achai-wiir-related-articles/|access-date=2021-06-25|language=en-GB}}{{Cite web|title=South Sudan in Focus|url=https://www.voanews.com/episode/south-sudan-focus-1782801|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625182403/https://www.voanews.com/episode/south-sudan-focus-1782801|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 25, 2021|access-date=2021-06-25|website=Voice of America|language=en}}
Overview
Sudans Post was established in 2017 by South Sudanese journalist Tor Madira Machier and his brother Keah Madira Machier, a comedian popularly known as Penton Keah. The website was not launched until December 2019. It asserts that its private ownership guarantees its journalistic and editorial independence.
Sudans Post also says its primary aim is to contribute to social discussions by "providing readers with an alternate depiction of events that occur on Sudan, South Sudan and East Africa, and to establish an engaging social platform for readers to discover and discuss the various issues that impact the two countries and the region."{{Cite web|date=2021-06-22|title=Gov’t orders oil companies to provided piped water, concrete structures|url=https://www.sudanspost.com/govt-orders-oil-companies-to-provided-piped-water-concrete-structures/|access-date=2021-06-25|website=Sudans Post|language=en-US}}
2020 government blocking
In June, 2020, the Sudans Post news website was blocked by the South Sudanese government following the publication of an article deemed defamatory by the government of South Sudan and the National Security Service (NSS).{{Cite web|date=2020-12-23|title=World Report 2021: Rights Trends in South Sudan|url=https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2021/country-chapters/south-sudan|access-date=2021-06-27|website=Human Rights Watch|language=en}}
It had earlier published an article alleging that a Juba-based wealthy businesswoman and philanthropist was being investigated by the National Security Service (NSS) over suspicions that she was involved in a plan to kill her own husband.{{Cite web|last=Machier|first=Tor|date=2020-08-17|title=Swedish group says "silent" media blocking continue in South Sudan|url=https://www.nyamile.com/news/swedish-group-says-silent-media-blocking-continue-in-south-sudan/|access-date=2021-06-25|website=Nyamilepedia|language=en-US|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625183904/https://www.nyamile.com/news/swedish-group-says-silent-media-blocking-continue-in-south-sudan/|archive-date=June 25, 2021}} Two months later, Qurium Media Foundation, a Swedish non-profit organization, announced that it had deployed a mirror for the website to circumvent the government blocking.{{Cite web|title="Sudans Post" gets blocked after receiving personal threats from NSS – transcript revealed – Qurium Media Foundation|url=https://www.qurium.org/alerts/blocked-sudans-post-received-threats-for-achai-wiir-related-articles/|access-date=2021-06-27|language=en-GB}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.sudanspost.com/ Sudans Post]
- [https://www.nyamile.com/ Nyamilepedia]
- [https://www.hrw.org/ Human Rights Watch]
- [https://www.qurium.org/ Qurium Media Foundation]
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Category:Newspapers published in Sudan
Category:Newspapers established in 2020