Halima Idris Salim

Halima Idris Salim (; – 10 October 2023) was a Sudanese journalist, known for her reporting on her hometown of Omdurman. She was killed while reporting on the Sudanese civil war when she was run over by a military vehicle owned by the Rapid Support Forces during the Battle of Khartoum.

Career Salim was born and raised in Ombadda, a suburb of Omdurman. Salim studied at the Sudan Academy for Communication Studies before working as a journalist from 2013, initially for the sports radio station Arriadia FM and later for the online radio station Radio Fikra.

Salim worked for the independent online news outlet Sudan Bukra, a pro-opposition organisation based in the United Kingdom, from November 2022. Prior to the war, she primarily covered Umbada, the area she was from. At the time of her death, she was reporting on the condition of the emergency department of the Al Nao Hospital in Ombadda, which had experienced significant shelling the previous day, killing four. Audrey Azoulay, the Director-General of UNESCO, condemned Salim's killing and called on all authorities operating in Sudan to ensure the safety of journalists reporting on the conflict, as well as identifying and prosecuting Salim's killers. Reporters Without Borders called for Salim's killers to be brought to justice. The Sudanese Journalists Network issued a statement reporting that Salim was "killed in the course of carrying out her professional duties", describing her as "committed to the issues of her country and its people" and accusing parties involved in the civil war of "systematically targeting journalists and media workers". The Coalition For Women In Journalism stated it was "devastated" at Salim's death, expressing its condolences for her family and calling for a transparent investigation into her death. Sudan Bukra released a statement calling for an investigation into Salim's death, saying that she had performed her "sacred media duty in the circumstances of this damned war"; its founder, Mutwakil Abdul Mageid, described Salim as a "very courageous individual who saw no limitations".