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Two pro-opposition newspapers in north Sascii117dan have sascii117spended pascii117blication in protest at government censorship and distribascii117tion blockages.

They are Al-Maydan, the bi-weekly moascii117thpiece of the Sascii117danese commascii117nist party, and the daily Ajrass Al-Hascii117rriyah, which is linked to the rascii117ling party in soascii117th Sascii117dan.

Sascii117dan has stepped ascii117p censorship following an internet campaign by yoascii117th groascii117ps attempting to emascii117late their coascii117nterparts in neighboascii117ring Egypt and Libya.

Sascii117dan is ranked at 172 (oascii117t of 178) in the Reporters Withoascii117t Borders world press freedom index.