This alleged fettering of media freedom was attributed in an Al Jazeera report to the difficulty SPLM has faced in reforming itself as a legitimate government after years of leading a rebellion against the Sudanese government.
Denne påståede indskrænkelse af mediefriheden blev af Jazeera tilskrevet den vanskelige situation som det regerende parti SPLM stod over for med at reformere sig selv som en legitim regering efter års oprør mod den sudanesiske regering.