Bloodshed in Sudan as Protests Continue
Crowds have been bussed into the capital to hold an opposing demonstration in support of President Omar Al-Bashir. Weeks of protest calling for an end to his rule have left at least 22 people dead.
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Sudan:
Three Killed During Rival Rallies
DW, 10 January 2019
At least 22 people have now been killed in the weeks of protest calling for an end to strongman Omar al-Bashir's rule.Crowds were bussed into the capital Khartoum to hold an… Read more »
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir
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Sudan:
Al Bashir - 'Sudan Govt Will Bow Only to Allah'
Dabanga, 10 January 2019
A defiant Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir has said that "Sudan has been subjected to a siege and support for the insurgency and some countries have tried to blackmail us with… Read more »
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Sudan:
Protests in Sudan's States 'Dispersed By Force'
Dabanga, 10 January 2019
The campaign of protests and mass action sparked by the chronic shortage of cash and rising prices of bread and fuel, continued in towns and cities across Sudan yesterday. Read more »
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Sudan:
Press Council Files Complaint Against TV Channel for Covering Protests
Dabanga, 10 January 2019
The prosecution department of the government-controlled Press and Publications Council filed a complaint against Al Arabiya office in Sudan and its correspondent in Khartoum under… Read more »
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Sudan:
Billionaire Ibrahim Calls On Al-Bashir to Quit
CAJ News, 11 January 2019
beleaguered President, Omar al-Bashir, and his administration to leave office in the wake of rising anti-government protests. Read more »
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Sudan:
A Bloody Day of Protest
HRW, 10 January 2019
Yesterday's protest in the Sudanese city of Omdurman was particularly bloody. Government security forces responded to peaceful demonstrations with live ammunition, rubber bullets,… Read more »
InFocus
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President Omar al-Bashir is facing the most serious challenge in his three decades in power as day after day, Sudanese are taking to the streets to protest against his rule. Read more »
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Human Rights Watch has accused security forces of using live ammunition and other forms of excessive force against protesters and arbitrarily detaining them. Read more »
