Sudanese authorities have banned three more newspapers, seizing all copies ahead of distribution as a general strike against fuel subsidy cuts and price hikes continued for the third day.
The independent dailies banned on Tuesday include the Al-Ayam, Sudan’s oldest newspaper, as well as Al-Tayar and Al-Youm al-Tali.
The move brings to four the number of newspapers banned since on Monday, when authorities shuttered the daily Al-Jareeda.
The privately-owned Omdurman TV network was also closed on Monday.
Authorities arrested dozens of activists and members of opposition parties on the second day of the three-day campaign for a general that saw the streets and classrooms of the capital Khartoum deserted.
The government justifies the subsidy cuts as a crucial step for economic reforms, while the opposition accuses President Omar Bashir’s government of failure.
