19 December 2019 – On behalf of the undersigned journalists’ unions in the Eastern Africa region, we collectively write to Sudanese Prime Minister, Abdallah Hamdok, to condemn, and express our outrage over, the Sudanese Government’s move to dissolve trade unions of Sudan, including our sister union – Sudan Union of Journalists.
Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) is an independent journalists’ trade union established in May 2019 by professional journalists to defend rights of working journalists, advocate for press freedom and provide legal aid. SJS is a member of Congress of African Journalists (CAJ) and CIVICUS,the global coalition of civil society organisations. Tel: +252 1 857551