World Press Freedom Day 2022 – Sudan media under siege
As the world marked World Press Freedom Day 2022 on Wednesday, the journalists and media professionals in Sudan cry out...
OCHA: Up to 115,000 displaced by West Darfur violence
The United Nations Office for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says that between 85,000 and 115,000 people were displaced due to violence...
Op-ed: Darfur… the bleeding wound
By Dr Shafee Khader Saeed For two decades, Darfur has been groaning and bleeding. It was inhabited by death and...
Eid El Fitr: Call for calm in West Darfur
The Wali (governor) of West Darfur, Gen Khamis Abdallah Abakar, has called on all sectors of society to renounce violence...
Junta forces disperse sit-in at Sudan prison
A solidarity sit-in by relatives of detainees outside Soba Prison in Khartoum, was broken-up by government forces on Saturday evening,...
Sudan doctors count at least 200 dead in West Darfur attacks – hospitals severely overstretched
The Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors (CCSD) has confirmed that the violence in El Geneina and Kereinik in West Darfur...
UN Security Council: ‘Immediate cessation of violence crucial to humanitarian assistance in West Darfur’
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has called for an immediate cessation of violence, including intercommunal violence and attacks on...
Hemeti acknowledges Sudan gov’s failure to protect the people of West Darfur
The Deputy Chairman of Sudan's Sovereignty Council, Mohamed 'Hemeti' Dagalo, acknowledged "the complete failure of the state" in its duty to...
♦ Sudan: This week’s news in brief ♦
A compact digest of the past weeks' most-read highlights, from the heart of Sudan. Subscribe to receive this digest weekly in your inbox....
Human Rights Watch: ‘Hundreds of protestors detained, mistreated since Sudan coup’
Sudan’s security forces have unlawfully detained hundreds of protesters since December 2021 and forcibly disappeared scores as part of its...
Darfur Bar Association launches fact-finding commission to investigate West Darfur attacks
Statement by: Darfur Bar Association The Commission announces the formation of a fact-finding committee on the violations committed in West...
UN: ‘Sudan govt responsible for safety of civilians in West Darfur’
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres, and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, have independently called on the...
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