♦ Sudan: This week’s news in brief ♦
A compact digest of the past week's most-read highlights, from the heart of Sudan. Subscribe to receive this digest weekly in your...
International dismay over excessive force against Sudan protests
The international community has voiced its dismay and condemnation of the use of excessive force to suppress peaceful demonstrations in...
More journalists, activists, protesters, including minors, held in Sudan
More than 100 people were detained during the November 13 demonstrations in Omdurman. In Khartoum, 52 people, including 10 minors,...
UN Human Rights Council appoints new expert for Sudan
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Friday designated Adama Dieng as an expert on human rights in...
Sudan’s FA Minister calls on EU for support against COVID-19
Ambassadors of the European Union in Sudan met with Foreign Affairs Minister Maryam El Sadig on Thursday. They reiterated their...
Detained activists on hunger strike in Sudan’s El Gezira
A number of political detainees in Wad Madani, capital of El Gezira, began a hunger strike on Sunday in protest...
Resolution calls on US Secretary of State to consider ‘targeted sanctions’ against Sudan coup leaders
A resolution has been tabled in the US Congress condemning the October 25 the military coup orchestrated by Lt Gen...
UN Human Rights Commissioner calls Sudan’s coup ‘deeply disturbing’ as human rights are violated
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet described the military takeover of power in Sudan as “deeply disturbing” in...
‘Some progress’ in Sudan mediation as coup leader El Burhan pledges to release detainees
Reliable reports indicate ‘some progress’ in the mediation between the civilian transitional partners behind Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok, and the...
Saudi Arabia, UAE, USA, and UK ‘stand with the people of Sudan’
The ‘QUAD’ for Sudan, namely Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the USA, and the United Kingdom, issued a joint...
Hope for ‘tangible results’ as int’l community close ranks to mediate on Sudan political crisis
The international community has set in motion several initiatives for mediation between the civilian transitional partners behind Prime Minister Abdallah...
Darfur janjaweed leader Ali Kushayb’s challenge to ICC jurisdiction fails
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague in the Netherlands has unanimously rejected an appeal...
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