Washington Post lays off race and ethnicity reporters   objectivejournalism.org/2026/02/wash...

Sudanese war reporter and wrongly imprisoned Azerbaijani journalist win Free Press Awards 2025 www.freepressunlimited.org/en/current/s...

“There is not a single Sudanese family, from east to west, north to south who has not been affected by the war, one way or the other.” @ikushkush.bsky.social  joins @mutasima.bsky.social  & @kayliwewe.bsky.social  on Global Insights on The Lede. Listen to the full episode: https://shorturl.at/igydd

Join us @YaleMacMillan for a conversation with Isma’il Kushkush and Abdul-Rahman Malik about Isma’il's harrowing journey leaving downtown Khartoum during the war in Sudan. This discussion builds from Ismai’il’s published essay in @nybookstitled “Leaving Khartoum

@ikushkush.bsky.social and @mutasima.bsky.social #KeepEyesOnSudan

Why is there so little attention on the war in Sudan, which has just passed the 1,000-day mark? @ikushkush.bsky.social  and @mutasima.bsky.social  join @kayliwewe.bsky.social on the first episode of Global Insights on The Lede of 2026.

With a swooping P, a curling H, a slanted I and a looped L, Gov. Philip D. Murphy of New Jersey — on his last full day in office — signed into law on Monday a bill requiring that all third, fourth and fifth graders in the state learn cursive.

"Sometimes we heard rapid shots from AK-47s, other times heavy machine-gun fire from gas-powered DShKs, blasts from mortars and large artillery, or, most frightening, the roar of a MiG fighter jet followed by a faint whistle" nybooks.com/online/2025/... via @nybooks.com

These are the nominees for the Free Press Awards 2025 www.freepressunlimited.org/en/current/t...

"I heard loud gunshots that echoed throughout the covered walkway downstairs. A dog’s long high-pitched howl followed, then descended into rapid choppy cries that seemed to last forever until they stopped.Even the RSF soldier’s comrades scolded him. “Why?” one asked" www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...

"I heard gunshots from my apartment on the second floor—a brief faint volley followed by incessant and louder firing. Peering off my balcony onto El Jamhuriya Avenue, I saw several cars and an SUV speeding the wrong way down the empty street. I got my hone and started filming"

Leaving Khartoum Isma’il Kushkush When war came to Sudan’s capital, I was trapped in my apartment complex with neighbors I hardly knew. Suddenly we were all we had . December 30, 2025 www.nybooks.com/online/2025/...

One of my first CDs in the early 90s from Tower Records and was lucky to interview him in 2011. An exceptional aritist and reasercher in Sudanese folk music whose work brought the music of his home province Kordofan to Sudan's mainstream and globally. RIP Abdel-Gadir Salim

🎬 London: CPJ is proud to support the documentary "#ArmedOnlyWithACamera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud." Join us for a screening and Q&A with the filmmakers. 🗓️ 13 Norfolk Place | Dec. 8 | 7-8:30 PM GMT Register👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/screening-...

A discussion on "The State of Media Today" at the 2025 Arab and Middle Eastern Journalists Association (AMEJA) Awards

As Sudan’s El-Fasher falls, the world loses sight of its journalists cpj.org?p=533606

Sudan: IPI demands immediate release of Muammar Ibrahim by the RSF

Sudanese journalist Muammar Ibrahim detained by the RSF in El-Fasher cpj.org?p=532177

BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador. Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.

Hunted, raped, starved: Sudan's journalists under siege in El-Fasher cpj.org?p=526318

A song saluting Federico Chiesa’s decision to leave Juventus for Liverpool has become a staple of the Anfield songbook. To many, it is a harmless celebration of a cult hero. To others, it risks reopening the wounds caused at Heysel. @simonhughes1983.bsky.social on a potentially divisive chant.

Happy b’day, “Give Me the Night” — the iconic LP released by George Benson 45 yrs ago today “After a month in the studio,” he said, “I’d packed my bags when Quincy [Jones] called & said they had one more song for me. I wanted to go home but he insisted: “Man, it’s a good song. It won’t take long.”

Historic Armenia-Azerbaijan peace agreement might be signed in the US

Paul Dama left Nigeria after being kidnapped in 2018. His detention by ICE now feels like “a second kidnapping,” says his sister. “I felt like someone just sucked my blood, my air. Like, how do you live?"

White House removes Wall Street Journal from Scotland press pool over Epstein bombshell.

The Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump admin to deport eight men who have been detained in a shipping container after becoming caught up in a legal tug-of-war between the White House and a federal judge in Boston.

Pursued relentlessly by the government of Vladimir Putin, the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died in prison. He left behind an account of his final years—and an admonition to his country and the world.

5 tips for staying safe while covering US protests🪧 👥Work with a buddy or colleague. ✅Have a check-in procedure. 🥽Use sensible equipment. 📲Sanitize your phone of sensitive data or take a burner. 🚨In case of arrest, write on your arm your lawyer's number or @rcfp.org’s legal hotline: 1-800-336-4243.

Africa’s largest war has torn Sudan apart and forced more than 12 million people from their homes.

CPJ, @freedom.press‬, International Women’s Media Foundation, @penamerica.bsky.social‬ and @rcfp.org‬ are launching a network to provide legal and safety resources and training to journalists and newsrooms in the U.S. Learn more: cpj.org?p=481029

The imprisonments of #FreedomToWrite Awardees Pham Doan Trang and Vladyslav Yesypenko are two of the most urgent threats to press freedom today. We call for their release and the release of all writers and journalists behind bars. #WPFD25 #OneFreePress time.com/7281669/thre...

Two years ago, civil war broke out in Sudan. Since the war between the SAF and RSF began in April 2023, CPJ has documented the killings of at least 9 journalists. Those who remain on the ground are committed to telling their people and the rest of the world about the horrific conditions of the war.

Sudanese journalist Ahmed Mohamed Saleh Sayyidna killed by shelling in El-Fasher cpj.org?p=471640

An independent media is vital for democracy. Access to information enables all people to make decisions and hold the powerful to account. A world without journalism is a world without truth. cpj.org/donate #JournalismMatters

Today is the most dangerous time to be a journalist in CPJ’s history. At least 124 journalists and media workers were killed last year, nearly two-thirds of them Palestinians killed by Israel. Read more in CPJ’s #2024KilledReport: cpj.org?p=451429

painted vessel decorated with a scene of a man fighting two lions 1700-1550BC, Kerma kingdom, Sudan. -Boston Museum of Fine Arts. #randomxt

"La Silla reveals videos, documents and testimonies of Colombian mercenaries who returned to the country, and which show how the "Wolves of the Desert" battalion operates." By Santiago Rodríguez Álvarez of Colombian outlet La Silla Vacia #Sudan #Colombia www.lasillavacia.com/silla-nacion...

'A history of oppression': Sudan's Kanabi community targeted by both sides in war - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/history-oppression-sudans-kanabi-community-targeted-both-sides-war

As Sudanese civilians endure the world's biggest displacement and humanitarian crisis, uprooted political analyst @dalliasd.bsky.social unpacks the devastation in her country. lareviewofbooks.org/article/yet-...

Elon Musk’s cost-cutting effort announced a variety of cuts at the Education Department totaling over $900 million, apparently aimed at hobbling the department’s research arm, the Institute of Education Sciences.

President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and billionaire Elon Musk are calling for Marko Elez, the staffer who quit the Department of Government Efficiency after a report linking him to racism and eugenics, to return to his federal government job.

#Sudan 's army is on the cusp of retaking Khartoum, bringing hope that renewed stability will return to the capital. But local relief workers are terrified of being targeted in a new wave of army reprisal killings, a trend throughout the war. My latest for AJE. www.aljazeera.com/features/202...

#Sudan: The malnutrition crisis in Sudan will only get worse. The upcoming rainy season will make it even more difficult to deliver aid to the 8.5 million people facing an emergency or famine-like situation. www.msf.org/sudan-malnut...

UPDATE: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the first world leader to visit President Trump at the White House since his inauguration.

Critic of Italy-Libya migration pact told he was target of Israeli spyware

“We have knowledge and capacity that we can put at the service of other people.” – Prof Erica Carter Read in @the-independent.com about a Sudan archive in @kingsartshums.bsky.social that was vital for ‘Khartoum’, a new documentary film premiered at Sundance. 🔽 www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...

Carnage at Omdurman market sudanwarmonitor.com/p/carnage-at...