Two independent, opposition newspapers, Alwan and Rai al-Shaab, have been closed by Sudan's security forces without explanation.
Alwan, an Arabic-language daily, was closed by order of the Khartoum authorities after it published an interview with an Islamist political leader, Lubaba Alfadli.
The closure came 12 days after the offices of the Arabic-language Rai al-Shaab were raided by police and shut down.
It is the official newspaper of the opposition Popular National Congress party led by Hassan al-Turabi.
The Sudanese media centre, a state-linked website, said the action was taken because the newspaper's behaviour violated journalists' ethical and professional standards.
Source: IFEX
