John Tor Madira Machier (born December 13, 1990) is a South Sudanese journalist who serves as the editor-in-chief of Sudans Post newspaper since January 2020.
He later on worked with the Bentiu Radio FM-99 as a freelance reporter until December 2013 when the South Sudanese Civil War broke out and fled to Egypt.
He became a popular columnist and opinion writer in 2014 following the outbreak of civil war writing extensively against the atrocities of the government of President Salva Kiir Mayardit.
In 2020, he become the editor in chief of Sudans Post and following the blocking of the news publication in Juba, security agents searched for him and phoned him in Cairo to show up for a meeting in an apparent set up to arrest and deport him back to South Sudan.
[9][10] Madira triggered backlash from among the Sudanese public and army after deciding to adopt pro-Egyptian views when he claimed in July 2017 that the disputed regions of Halaib and Shalateen are Egyptian territories and that Egypt is not a national security threat.