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- Nhial Bol Aken, The Citizen’s editor in chief in Juba 12 December 2010 (ST)
Name: Nhial Bol Aken
Position: Founder and Editor in Chief of The Citizen Newspaper.
- Thursday 6 December 2012
By Biel Boutros Biel
“We are sound minded people and we cannot be bullied to follow a failed system run by officials who are unable to deliver services. Our people did not rally behind our freedom fighters during the years of (...)
- Monday 21 January 2013
January 16, 2013 (JUBA) – Following a series of attacks, intimidation and threats, comment writers and bloggers in South Sudan say they are operating in a heightened sense of fear. South Sudanese men read newspapers in Juba on 10 July (...)
- Monday 15 October 2012
October 14, 2012 (JUBA) - Leading officials from South Sudan’s governing Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) have admitted compelling conditions behind the signing of the cooperation agreement with the government of neigbouring (...)
- Sunday 12 June 2011
June 12, 2011 (JUBA) – A senior South Sudanese journalist says his life has been threatened by some elements of the region’s security organs over his consistent criticism of the South Sudan government. Nhial Bol Aken, The Citizen’s (...)
- Monday 9 July 2012
By Julius N. Uma
July 8, 2012 (JUBA) - A year after it attained independence, the new Republic of South Sudan is facing its worst humanitarian crisis since the end of the war in 2005, under the weight of severe economic meltdown and (...)
- Thursday 26 January 2006
Jan 25, 2006 (KHARTOUM) — Sudan’s decision to withdraw its bid for the leadership of the African Union (AU) has been welcomed by human rights groups and local activists, who say it has enhanced Africa’s reputation. Denis Sassou-Nguessou (...)
- Saturday 31 March 2012
March 31, 2012 (JUBA) — The recent fines slapped on two South Sudanese newspapers for allegedly defaming a senior member of the country’s ruling party cited in a $30 scam will deter journalists from further investigating (...)
- Wednesday 31 October 2012
October 30, 2012 (JUBA) – South Sudan’s only daily newspaper announced Tuesday that is was being forced to suspend publication as it has been unable to secure the hard currency needed to purchase the paper necessary to continue printing. (...)
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