Faisal Mohamed Saleh (or Salih;[2] Arabic: فيصل صالح) is a Sudanese journalist and columnist for several national papers.

[6] Along with several other journalists, he faced criminal charges in June 2011 after reporting on the alleged rape in custody of activist Safiya Ishag by agents of Sudan's National Intelligence and Security Service.

[8] The reasons cited for giving the award to Saleh included his "determination to see a free press unafraid to document government repression take root in his homeland" during the presidency of Omar al-Bashir.

Saleh also argued that the Sudanese government should attempt to solve the crisis with diplomacy rather than force, rather than risk the political and humanitarian consequences of an armed conflict.

[14] The International Federation of Human Rights called "on the Sudanese authorities to put an end to the judicial harassment faced by Mr. Salih", and launched a letter-writing campaign on his behalf.