On Monday a total of 63 journalists were detained for several hours and forced to attend a court hearing for protesting against draconian censorship.
Over a 150 journalists met later and stated that they would down tools on Monday as 12 representatives of independent newspapers declared that they would not be publishing editions on Tuesday in protesting the arrests.
Journalists rallied outside out of the parliament building condemning the censorship which affronts the freedom of expression that is supposed to be preserved in Sudan's interim constitution following the end of a north-south civil war.
The United States condemned the arrests that happened and called for a end on the media censorship as part of the CPA, especially with the upcoming run-up to elections.
"The US government condemns today's detentions and continues to deplore infringements by the government of Sudan upon freedom of the press and expression," said the embassy in Khartoum.
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