Al-Mahdi calls for consensus to address challenges peacefully Sudanvisiondaily Khartoum, 18/7/2012 – National Umma Party leader Imam Al-Sadiq Al-Mahdi has called for consensus on a programme to peacefully resolve national issues including freedom of press which is part of general freedom as well as the issuing of laws to regulate freedom of press and media. Addressing a regular forum at his residence in Mulazmin, Al-Mahdi, who is also the Imam of the Ansar Sect, welcomed proposals to guarantee freedom of press in the Sudan. Meanwhile, the Imam criticized positions of influential countries on freedom of press, saying some countries are trying to exploit statements of correspondents and journalists without borders to advance their foreign policies, describing reports of independent organizations as objective. He said small European countries such as Finland and Norway come on top of the world countries most committed to freedom of press while the US ranks 45 on the list. In his remarks at the forum, Dr. Khalid Al-Jaali, stressed the need to stipulate freedom of press in the permanent constitution. Some speakers pointed out conflict of interest between chief editors and publishers of newspapers on the one hand and the journalists on the other, underlining the importance of creating a conducive environment to enable journalists to carry on with their profession. Editor-in-Chief of Al-Tayyar newspaper participated in the forum on freedom of press in Sudan but all other chief editors of newspapers who were invited did not attend.
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