IPI condemns attacks on journalists in South Sudan
(World News Austria)

South Sudanese authorities must investigate assaults on journalists covering anti-United States protests this week in the capital city, Juba, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today. The attacks occurred on Tuesday as hundreds of South Sudanese demonstrated against a recent United States arms embargo in front of the United States embassy and United Nations mission headquarters. According to reports citing witnesses in the crowd, the protest proceeded peacefully at first, but turned violent after protesters delivered a petition to the United States embassy expressing disappointment over the embargo. Members of...