LONDON: Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces have kidnapped and detained journalist Adam Issac Minan, according to a media rights group that said the case is part of a wider campaign targeting civilians.
Minan, a reporter with North Darfur State Radio and Television Corp. who also contributed to several outlets, including Darfur 24, was abducted on April 5 in Kutum, North Darfur, the Committee to Protect Journalists said, citing two local journalists familiar with the case.
He was detained along with his brother before being transferred to El Fasher and later moved to Dagreis prison in Nyala, South Darfur, amid worsening security and humanitarian conditions.
CPJ has called for his immediate release, accusing the RSF of continuing its arbitrary detention of media workers.
“Journalist Adam Issac Minan’s disappearance underscores the RSF’s ongoing assault on press freedom and the climate of impunity surrounding attacks on journalists in Sudan,” said CPJ Regional Director Sara Qudah.
“The RSF must immediately reveal Minan’s whereabouts, ensure his safe release, and allow journalists to work freely without fear of abduction.”
Adam Issac Minan was detained along with his brother before being transferred to El Fasher and later moved to Dagreis prison in Nyala, South Darfur, amid worsening security and humanitarian conditions. (CPJ/File)
Sudan has been engulfed in war since April 2023, when fighting broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the RSF, plunging the country into one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises and making it one of the most dangerous places on earth for journalists.
According to CPJ, at least eight journalists remain missing, including Muammar Ibrahim, who was kidnapped during the RSF’s capture of El Fasher on Oct. 26, 2025.
North Darfur, where Minan was detained, holds major strategic importance due to its proximity to gold mines and trade routes, while the region suffers from a near-total media blackout that has severely limited independent reporting on the conflict.
The RSF has consistently maintained silence on such cases.
The news comes as the paramilitary group’s leader Mohamed Hamdan Daglo said this week that his forces are prepared to fight for decades in their war with the regular army, raising fear of a deteriorating stalemate.
