# How to report on Sudan w/ Aziz Alnour & Sabrina Slipchenko

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Podcast: [Backlight](https://stenobird.com/podcast/backlight-6136461)
Published: 2026-02-17T11:34:42+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lighthouse-reports/episodes/How-to-report-on-Sudan-w-Aziz-Alnour--Sabrina-Slipchenko-e3f74eg
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## Resource

People in Sudan are facing the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. Telling stories about what is happening on the ground has never been more urgent, or more challenging. In the context of our latest investigation exposing ethnically motivated atrocities against civilians by the Sudanese Armed Forces, Beatriz and Tessa speak to Lighthouse editor Aziz Alnour and digital reporter Sabrina Slipchenko about The challenges of reporting on Sudan and how we overcame them How we gather and verify open source evidence, and how we conducted on-the-ground interviews with survivors How the work can increase public attention on Sudan, contribute to international accountability and achieve justice for survivors. Investigations mentioned: The Kanabi Killings The Killing Fields of Al Fashir Hosts: Beatriz Ramalho da Silva, Tessa Pang Sound editing and design: Elli Xypolitaki / Spoovio Website - X - BlueSky - Instagram - and you can email us at backlight@lighthousereports.com

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