South Sudan:   Security Releases Opposition NUP Deputy Leader

Sudan Tribune, 8 September 2014

Sudan's security service released deputy leader of the National Umma Party (NUP) Marriam al-Mahdi on Monday after nearly one-month of extra-judiciary detention following a meeting… Read more »

Sudan:   'I Was Subjected to Psychological Torture' Says Al-Mahdi After Her Release

Sudan Tribune, 9 September 2014

The deputy chairman of the National Umma Party (NUP), Marriam al-Mahdi on Tuesday said she was subjected to psychological torture during her 28 day detention by security service. Read more »

South Sudan:   Opposition Leader Still in Jail Despite Release Report - Party

Sudan Tribune, 11 September 2014

Sudan's Congress Party (SCoP) disclosed today that its jailed leader Ibrahim al-Sheikh and eight other party figures remained in custody despite an announcement by the African… Read more »

Sudan:   Dr El Mahdi Released By Sudanese Security

Dabanga, 9 September 2014

Dr Maryam El Sadig El Mahdi, Vice-President of the National Umma Party (NUP), was released from the security section of Omdurman Women's Prison late on Monday night. Read more »

Sudan:   Politician Sadiq Yousef Is Banned From Traveling to Addis Ababa By the Security Services

HRInfo, 10 September 2014

The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI), deplores the authorities act of banning the central committee in the Sudanese Communist Party's member "Sadiq Yousef" from… Read more »

Sudan:   Mbeki Announces Separate Talks With Rebels On Cessation of Hostilities

Sudan Tribune, 11 September 2014

The head of the African Union High Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP) said that two meetings will be held with Sudanese rebel groups to discuss a cessation of hostilities… Read more »

Sudan:   'Christians Harassed in Sudan' - Council of Churches

Dabanga, 10 September 2014

Christian Nuba of El Izba district in Khartoum North have requested the Khartoum State authorities to allot a piece of land for the construction of a church. The Sudan Council of… Read more »

Sudan:   'Sudan at a Crossroad' - EU Ambassador

Dabanga, 10 September 2014

Dr Ibrahim Ghandour, Assistant to the President, received Ambassador Tomas Ulicny, Head of the EU Delegation to Sudan. The EU has welcomed the release of Dr Maryam El Mahdi,… Read more »

Sudan:   NUP, Rebel Leaders Condemn Detention Maryam El Sadig

Dabanga, 12 August 2014

The detention of Dr Maryam El Sadig, co-vice president of the National Umma Party (NUP), on Monday evening, has evoked large-scale condemnation. Read more »

Sudan:   UN Expert Calls for Immediate Release of Political Detainees in Sudan

UN News, 15 August 2014

A United Nations human rights expert today denounced the arrest and sentencing of political activists in Sudan, reiterating his call on the Government to free all the political… Read more »

Sudan:   Political Detainees to Be Released Before Sudan's Dialogue

Sudan Tribune, 31 August 2014

The mechanism of the national dialogue known as (7+7) committee formed six subcommittees to prepare the process and announced the possible release of political detainees soon. Read more »

Sudan:   Khartoum Says It Will Refer Case of Jailed Opposition Leader to Court

Sudan Tribune, 14 August 2014

The head of the state security prosecution office Yasir Ahmed Mohamed disclosed that the jailed chief of the Sudanese Congress Party (SCoP) Ibrahim al-Sheikh has been moved to a… Read more »

Sudan:   Trial of Detained Opposition Leader Transferred to New Venue

Sudan Tribune, 25 August 2014

The defence team of the jailed leader of the Sudanese Congress Party (ScoP), Ibrahim al-Sheikh, announced that the case has been referred from the West Kordofan capital city of… Read more »

South Sudan:   Al-Mahdi's Rival Supports National Dialogue And Paris Declaration

Sudan Tribune, 1 September 2014

Ahmed Abdel-Rahman al-Mahdi, one of the key rivals of the National Umma Party (NUP) leader al-Sadiq al-Mahdi, expressed his support for the national dialogue process launched by… Read more »