Reem Abbas

Reem Abbas is a Sudanese freelance journalist based in Khartoum and an award-winning blogger. She currently contributes to www.theniles.org. On Twitter: @ReemShawkat

Sudan | Jun 6, 2014

Sudan protest victims still seeking justice

Prosecution of the killers of as many as 200 protesters in the September-October 2013 riots have been slowed by Sudanese courts.

People look at burning cars during protests over fuel subsidy cuts in Khartoum September 25, 2013. At least 27 people have been killed in protests in Khartoum over fuel subsidy cuts, a medical source said on Thursday as another bout of the worst unrest seen in Sudan's relatively well-off central regions for years broke out in its biggest port. Thousands had marched in Khartoum on Wednesday, torching cars, buildings and petrol stations. Picture taken September 25, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer (SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL

Sudan | Sep 30, 2013

Sudan Protests Continue Amid Violence

Anti-government Sudanese protesters vow to keep their rallies peaceful, despite the violent crackdown by security forces that have left dozens dead in the past week.

Sudan | May 14, 2013

Sudan Nile Dam Threatens To Drown Nubian Villages

The Nubian community is persisting with its fight to stop the Sudanese government from building the Kajbar Dam, which they say will drown their villages.

Sudan | Jan 17, 2013

Proposed Sudan Media Law Targets Press Freedom

A newly proposed media law is a setback for press freedom in Sudan, Reem Abbas reports from Khartoum.

Journalists carry banners depicting journalist Faisal Mohamed Saleh during a demonstration against violations of the security services to the press and journalists outside the Council of the Press and Publication, Khartoum May 16, 2012. The banners read, "Journalist Faisal Mohamed Saleh is a symbol of professionalism and objectivity". Saleh was detained and grilled for hours about his interview after he criticised Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir on Al Jazeera television for calling the rulers of Sou

Sudan | Dec 23, 2012

Sudan Activists Languish in Jail

Behind bars in a Sudanese prison, activists Mohamed Saleh and Ma’ni Mubarak explain their ordeal to Al-Monitor as they serve their one-year sentences, Reem Abbas reports from Medani, Sudan.