A security force came to an art exhibition in Khartoum and confiscated the paintings and arrested the attendees. The Civil Laboratory Foundation, which is organized the exhibition, stated in a press statement that 12 young men and women were arrested and all the paintings in the exhibition were confiscated.

Since the October 2021 coup, violations of civic freedoms have been rampant, with 117 protesters killed. Others have been subjected to detention, sexual violence, and torture. Ahead of the one-year anniversary of the October 25th coup, CIVICUS has released a new research brief on violations of civic freedoms that occurred during and after the coup.

The Central Darfur State Radio and Television Authority's press security services detained Hafida Abdullah Musa while she was covering a protest sit-in in a market in Zalingei. The journalist was filming the protest when security forces stopped her and confiscated her phone before arresting her at a police station.

Overall civic space remained REPRESSED but also declined across all the four pillars of civic space. Rights of Association and Assembly continue to lead the decline in civic space followed by Freedom of Expression and Access to Information, Citizen Participation and Non-Discrimination/Inclusion.

The Information Crimes Prosecution issued a decision to shut down the website of Al-Sudani newspaper, in accordance with Articles (25/24) of the Information Law. The decision was issued by the Director of the Communications and Post Regulatory Agency to close the newspaper's account on the Internet. The editor-in-chief of the newspaper confirmed that they had not received notification of their summons or interrogation by the prosecution, pointing out that they learned of the decision through social media. It is noteworthy that a previous decision was issued by the Public Prosecution Office, last year, to close 31 news websites, including Al-Sudani newspaper, and it was invalidated by a decision of the Public Prosecution.