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Sudan: U.S. State Dept Cautions Sudan Govt Against Arbitrary Detention, Excessive Force
Dabanga, 23 January 2019
The United States is concerned about the increasing number of arrests and detentions, as well as the escalating number of people injured and killed, following four weeks of… Read more »
U.S. Cautions Sudan Against Crackdown
The United States says it supports the right of the people to voice their demands and condemns the use of violence, live amunition and the excessive use of tear gas by the Sudanese security forces.
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The country has seen large-scale demonstrations since Dec. 19 but President Omar al-Bashir has tried to downplay the protests, blaming it on foreign "agents" and "infiltrators". Read more »
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As protests mount against Al-Bashir's regime in the capital and elsewhere in the country, Sudan is now at the most dangerous moment of its modern history as the goverment is ... 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 »
