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Jan 8, 2025 | 
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The URL has been copied to your clipboardThe code has been copied to your clipboard. Authorities in Jonglei State are warning poachers to stop hunting wildlife. The director of wildlife in Jonglei state says poachers have killed hundreds of Kob antelope. Deng Ghai Deng has the story from the Jonglei state capital Bor.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
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EmbedThe code has been copied to your clipboard. No media source currently available0:000:03:410:00The UN Mission in South Sudan says communal violence remains the primary driver of conflict in the country, according to its latest quarterly brief on violence in South Sudan. The UN say its peacekeeping mission’s Human Rights Division documented 206 incidents affecting 792 civilians plus cases sexual violence between July and September 2024.
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Oct 6, 2023 | 
voaafrica.com | Deng Ghai Deng
ShareUN Urges South Sudan to End Repression Ahead of 2024 ElectionsUN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan urged the government to cease unlawful media censorship, end intolerable restrictions on civic and political activities, halt attacks on journalists and human rights defenders.
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Sep 30, 2023 | 
voanews.com | Deng Ghai Deng
John Wulu is the manager and chief editor of Top FM, a radio station in Juba, South Sudan’s capital. He says journalists broadcasting stories that shed light on corruption face intimidation and threatening phone calls from unidentified individuals. Wulu said most media houses in the country have a hard time working on in-depth reports due to a lack of access, censorship and harassment — at times coming from South Sudan security operatives.
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Sep 19, 2023 | 
voaafrica.com | Deng Ghai Deng
The URL has been copied to your clipboardThe code has been copied to your clipboard. Amidst criticism from politicians and analysts, South Sudan lawmakers have approved a bill granting the president authority to appoint legislators post-election, raising concerns about the erosion of the people's electoral influence. For South Sudan in Focus, Deng Ghai Deng reports from Bor.
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Sep 18, 2023 | 
voaafrica.com | Deng Ghai Deng
Media outlets in South Sudan reveal that reporting on sensitive subjects such as corruption or crimes involving political and military figures is a dangerous endeavor for journalists. An editor at a Juba radio station disclosed that whenever they broadcast such reports, the station receives calls and messages from unidentified individuals, issuing threats to harm reporters or shut down the station. For South Sudan in Focus, Deng Ghai Deng reports from Bor.
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Sep 8, 2023 | 
voaafrica.com | Deng Ghai Deng
The banned People's Coalition for Civic Action, PCCA, group is demanding a substantial salary increase of 5000% for South Sudan's civil servants and security forces. South Sudan's Minister of Public Service is actively advocating for a cabinet meeting to approve these significant salary adjustments. For South Sudan in Focus, Deng Ghai Deng's reports from Juba. SharePCCA Calls for 5000% Salary Increase in South Sudan [3:49]
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Sep 4, 2023 | 
voaafrica.com | Deng Ghai Deng
A court in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, has taken into custody the managing director of South Supreme Airlines due to their failure to fulfill compensation obligations to the families of passengers who tragically lost their lives in a plane crash that occurred in Jonglei state in 2021. For South Sudan in Focus, Deng Ghai Deng reports from Bor. ShareAirline Director Arrested Over Unpaid Compensation in S.Sudan Plane Crash [3:36]
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Aug 18, 2023 | 
voaafrica.com | Deng Ghai Deng
The South Sudanese army reports that it has confiscated thousands of illegal firearms from civilians in Central Equatoria state in recent weeks. However, some civil society activists are skeptical of the government's actions, asserting that further measures are necessary to guarantee that the collected firearms are securely kept away from civilians. For South Sudan in Focus, Deng Ghai Deng reports from Bor. ShareSouth Sudan Army Collects Illicit Weapons in Central Equatoria [3:27]
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Aug 2, 2023 | 
voaafrica.com | Deng Ghai Deng
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan, UNMISS, is urging Jonglei State authorities to take action and persuade armed young men, allegedly involved in fighting in Pibor, to return to their villages. In response, a senior state official, the Jonglei State Cabinet Affairs minister, reveals that the state government is actively collaborating with local authorities to deescalate the violence. For South Sudan in Focus, Deng Ghai Deng reports from Bor, Jonglei State.
