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Woja Emmanuel (born January 4, 1994) is a South Sudanese and a journalist.[1][2][3]. Woja is a former news editor with Eye Radio, an independent news broadcaster in South Sudan's Capital Juba[4][5].
He is an online content creator and a Wikimedia editor. Woja Co-Founded Wikimedia South Sudan--a community user group working on documenting Wikimedia related content in South Sudan and the world.[6]
Journalism career[edit]
Woja started his journalism career at an early stage while still in high school. He is also politically disposed person[7]
Woja became News Editor at Eye Radio in January 2021 and served till March 2022 when he quit following a kidnapping incident that threatened his life[8][9]
Other skills[edit]
Woja is a trained digital fact-checker with the 211 Check a fact-checking and information verification platform working on countering disinformation and misinformation in South Sudan.[10][11]
Quit work with Eye Radio[edit]
In March 2022 Woja was kidnapped and drugged by unidentified group of armed men in the capital Juba around his work premises of Eye Radio[12][13] While under interrogation by the kidnappers accused him of writing what they termed inciting articles. He was also accused of supporting National Salvation Front, a military rebel movement fighting South Sudan government[14][15]
In April 2022, Woja then quit his job with Eye Radio as News Editor and fled into exile following an ordeal which he said almost ended his life before he escaped[16]
In 2023, Woja was featured in a US Department of State Country Reports on Human Rights Practices in South Sudan. The reported detailed how the government of South Sudan has continued to without remorse use its security apparatus to torment its citizens.[17]
Life in exile[edit]
Following his kidnapping in March 2022, Woja fled South Sudan to seek refuge in East Africa. He became part of several journalists, human rights defenders and activists to leave South Sudan over narrowing of civic space by the government.[18]
Quit Journalism[edit]
In 2023, Woja announced on his social media platforms that he had quit journalism due to threats on his life.[19]
References[edit]
- ^ Chang, Koang (2020-08-04). "Why Wau's incident almost brought the SSPDF and SPLA-IO to war". Eye Radio. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
- ^ "Woja Emmanuel, Author at Eye Radio". Eye Radio. 2022-03-29. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
- ^ "Descripción del Accidente ASN 22 AUG 2020 Antonov An-26B EX-126 - Juba Airport (JUB)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ Panchol, Ayuen (2019-08-05). "Widow narrates how the jinx of war snatched her husband". Eye Radio. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
- ^ "Eye Radio". Eye Radio. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ "South Sudanese urged to document the country's activites". Audioboom. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ^ Copnall, James (2014-10-28). "Amid conflict and poverty, this school in South Sudan is an unlikely success". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
- ^ "South Sudan's censored media space is forcing journalists to quit the profession". International Journalists' Network. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
- ^ "South Sudanese authorities deny accusations of rights violations claimed by Human Rights Watch". anews. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ^ Check, 211 (2021-08-04). "COVID-19: Low vaccine uptake coupled with minimal adherence to preventive measures exposes South Sudan to second virus wave". 211CHECK. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
{{cite web}}:|first=has numeric name (help) - ^ admin (2021-02-12). "Meet Cohort 1 fellows of the Africa Fact-Checking Fellowship - South Sudan". #defyhatenow. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
- ^ Chang, Koang (2022-03-03). "Eye Radio's editor abducted, drugged and tortured in Juba". Eye Radio. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
- ^ cfeditoren (2022-03-04). "Journalist assaulted by unknown people". South Sudan. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
- ^ Crouch, Erik (2022-03-11). "South Sudanese journalist Woja Emmanuel abducted by unidentified men". Committee to Protect Journalists. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
- ^ "Unidentified Men Abduct South Sudanese Journalist Woja Emmanuel". FOREIGN PRESS. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- ^ "Kidnapped Eye Radio editor quits job after reflection on ordeal". Radio Tamazuj. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
- ^ "South Sudan". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
- ^ Danga, David Mono (2023-05-12). "Press Freedom is at its worst state in South Sudan". The Insider South Sudan. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ News, A. B. C. "A UN rights commission accuses South Sudan of violations more than a year before the next election". ABC News. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
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