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[image: JPEG - 68.4 kb]*Newspapers vendor in Juba streets (Photo Cafod)* The EU delegation and head missions in Juba including France, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Sweden and the United Kingdom said in a joint statement on Thursday that authorities should respect their own constitution. “Free, diverse and independent media constitute one of the cornerstones of a democratic society by facilitating the free flow of information and ideas, and by ensuring transparency and accountability,” the press statement partly reads. “We urge the Authorities of the Republic of South Sudan to guarantee the exercise of these freedoms in conformity with international standards,” the European diplomats added. South Sudanese security agents ordered closure of independent daily Citizen Newspaper on Tuesday and locked offices of Free Voice, a media non-governmental organization whose compound also hosts the Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Tamazuj offices. There was no explanation given. Nhial Bol, the editor in chief of the Citizen Newspaper said security officers showed him a letter ordering the closure of his paper for an opinion that challenged the government’s commitment to end the war through dialogue. The Committee to Project Journalists said South Sudan’s press has been constrained since this conflict began and the latest action was also unacceptable. “Now authorities seem to be ratcheting up the pressure," said CPJ East Africa Representative, Tom Rhodes, in a statement extended to *Sudan Tribune* on Friday. "We call on the government in Juba to reopen these news outlets and allow all journalists to freely carry out their duties," said Rhodes. *SPLM LOSING GLORY* South Sudan’s opposition political parties equally condemned the action of government’s agent. The People Liberal Party (PLP) said the ruling SPLM party was restricting the freedoms it fought for more than two decades. “Where is the freedom we fought for if there is no inclusive platform for all citizens to voice their concern? Why [do the government restrict] freedom of expression to only those glorifying the government while oppressing oppositions,” said Peter Mayen Majongdit, the interim leader of PLP. Majongdit cited constitutional provisions that guarantee freedom of the press and freedom of expression including the Media Act Chapter 1(3) that “guarantee the independence of the services” and chapter 2(6) which says all media houses “shall serve the interests of all South Sudanese and shall carry out its duties, enjoy operational and administrative autonomy.” “A successful government is a government that listens to criticism of its citizen, the government should provide an inclusive platform for all views, for those who glorify the government as well as those who criticize the government,” he said. The main opposition party, the SPLM for Democratic Change (SPLM-DC) said the government was narrowing other avenues for the opposition. “It is very clear now that the government is getting repressive. It is lacking confidence in itself and this is why it is resorting on all the avenues of other point view. It is closing the media because the media can allow other point of view to be expressed,” said Lam Akol, the chairman of SPLM-DC. The government has declined to explain the reason for closing the media offices and ordering halt to printing of the Citizens newspaper. (ST) Comments on the Sudan Tribune website must abide by the following rules. Contravention of these rules will lead to the user losing their Sudan Tribune account with immediate effect. - No inciting violence - No inappropriate or offensive language - No racism, tribalism or sectarianism - No inappropriate or derogatory remarks - No deviation from the topic of the article - No advertising, spamming or links - No incomprehensible comments Due to the unprecedented amount of racist and offensive language on the site, Sudan Tribune tries to vet all comments on the site. There is now also a limit of 400 words per comment. If you want to express yourself in more detail than this allows, please e-mail your comment as an article to [email protected] Kind regards, The Sudan Tribune editorial team. <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article55965#forum> - 8 August 07:58, by Lotodo Awino Odug People will not resort to use guns if they are allow to express themselves verbally or in literal form. real revolution start when citizen feel like they are in a choke hold [smothered] by government activities,let people talk and write free if you want Kirr to be love and admire by all. repondre message <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?page=forum&id_article=55965&id_forum=337140> -- To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/southsudankob View this message at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/southsudankob/topic-id/message-id For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. 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