With war erupting in Sudan, the country’s media landscape collapsed almost overnight after the Rapid Support Forces entered Khartoum. Many journalists were left without jobs, salaries or shelter, scattered between displacement, exile and siege, as newspapers shut down and media institutions ceased to function. For many, journalism was no longer a profession but a daily struggle for survival.

The collapse of the media industry in Sudan has subjected journalists to physical threats, legal and professional challenges, with no functioning legal system to investigate crimes committed against the press.