The Ayin Network is a collective of Sudanese journalists working under pseudonyms founded in 2013. Ayin Network highlights and reports issues and topics repressed by SudanâÂÂs mainstream media.
Founded in 2013, Ayin Network started in the Nuba Mountains during Omar al-BashirâÂÂs government where freedom of press was restricted. Ayin is 'eye' in Arabic and 'to look' in Sudanese dialect.
In 2025, 75% of Ayin NetworkâÂÂs funding was cut after USAID's global funding cuts in 2025 in the Donald Trump administration.