Soccer papers take center stage in battle for press freedom in Sudan
By James M. Dorsey
Sports and particularly soccer is taking center stage in a battle for press freedom in Sudan.
The soccer-crazy country’s National Press Council said it was suspending six sports newspapers and has issued warnings to three others for allegedly encouraging violence between rival soccer teams. The suspensions as well as planned legal actio…
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