Sudanese passport: From constitutional right to political weapon

Sudanese passport: From constitutional right to political weapon

The Sudanese passport, once a guaranteed constitutional right, has increasingly become a tool used by the Port Sudan junta to punish activists, silence dissent, and tighten political control. Reports of confiscations and arbitrary bans on renewing passports have mounted, drawing concern from rights groups and the United Nations. Civil and political activist Najm al-Din Drisa, based in Kampala, told Al-Taghyeer how he was denied a renewed passpor…