A police force assaulted the journalist, Ekhlas Nimir, and detained her in one of their cars.

A member of the Sudanese army set fire to the Sudanese Church of Christ in the state of Gedaref, eastern Sudan

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.

Overall civic space in Sudan remains REPRESSED, however unlike the slow and steady decline witnessed over previous quarters the decline during the first quarter of 2022 was significant. Rights of association and assembly were hardest hit with continued enforcement of the state of emergency and the violent response of authorities to peaceful protests calling for a return to civilian rule following the military coup of 25 October 2021. Rights of freedom of expression and access to information has also deteriorated significantly with journalists being targeted and harassed by authorities and official news agencies such as Al-Jazeera Mubashir having their licenses revoked for their active coverage of the protests.

This comes as the second report produced by the Rights for Peace organization on the situation on Sudan and draws draws upon common links between the violence against the pro-democracy movement and the atrocities in regions like Darfur, including racism, and discrimination,