Amal Habani

Amal Khalifa Idris Habani (Arabic: أمل خليفة إدريس هباني; born 19 September 1974) is a Sudanese journalist and human rights activist.

Following her degree in Media Studies from the University of Khartoum, Habani worked as a freelance journalist and contributor to the Sudanese news outlet Al-Taghyeer.

She is a co-founder of the local independent press freedom group Sudanese Journalists Network, based in Khartoum.

[4] Habani has repeatedly been harassed, detained and tortured by Sudanese authorities in connection with her coverage of protests and official infringements of civil liberties.

[5] In late 2023, Habani and her sons were granted refuge by the German Panter Foundation and Reporters without Borders in Berlin, Germany, [6]