Sudan journalists defy military rule by forming first union in 30 years

'Historic' move sees media professionals claim rights after years of persecution under Omar al-Bashir and crackdown after 2021 coup Sudanese journalists have formed the country's first independent union in more than three decades. Abdulmoniem Abu Idrees, 58, Khartoum correspondent for the Agence France-Presse news agency, was elected the union's first president in a vote on Sunday.