Al Jazeera has called for the immediate release of its Khartoum bureau chief, El Musalmi El Kabbashi, who was arrested after the Sudanese authorities raided his home on Sunday.
"Al Jazeera condemns in the strongest terms the reprehensible actions of the military and calls on the authorities to release El Kabbashi immediately and to allow its journalists to operate unhindered, free to practise their profession without fear or intimidation," the network said in a statement. "The network holds the Sudanese military authority responsible for the safety of all its employees."
In a world in which the media and journalists face increasing threats, Al Jazeera said it views this as an attack on press freedom as a whole and calls on international human rights and media organisations to condemn this infringement of journalists’ safety.
The network reaffirmed its commitment to reporting world affairs, objectively and professionally.