Sudan: Locals trained to report from dangerous war-torn region Nuba Mountains region in Sudan, where journalists are banned
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A group in the Nuba Mountains in Sudan is training journalists to report on the region's otherwise undocumented war.
The fighting started after locals and rebel groups were angered the area was left in Sudan in the referendum, despite most of the region's people having fought with the south.
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| More than 400,000 people have been displaced by conflict in Sudan. |
Since the conflict there's been over 400,000 displaced. They've destroyed certain villages and people have fled into the mountains, are living in caves.Ryan Boyette, Nuba Reports
"We have people from the region reporting," he said.
"They've now received many trainings and we focus on video and photo journalism."
The team at Nuba Reports are determined to continue reporting on a war that is largely out of sight.
"If we were not here, no-one would know their story, no-one would know their issues, no-one would hear their voice, and these are the people that are being affected every day by what they Sudan Government is doing.
"These are the people being bombed every single day and villages burned down.
"This is why we're here to tell their stories."