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Sudan's Capital Heeds the Call for Strike

Streets in Khartoum were deserted in response to calls for a one-day general strike by the Sudanese Trade Union Association and several opposition parties who are demanding an end to President Omar al-Bashir's rule.

Sudan: Streets of Khartoum Deserted in Response to Call for Strike

VOA, 6 March 2019

The Sudanese Trade Union Association and several opposition parties issued a call for a one-day general strike on Tuesday, excluding critical fields like pharmacies and hospitals.… Read more »

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Omar Hassan A. Al-Bashir, President of Sudan.

Sudan: Emergency Trials Against Sudan Protesters - Punishment or Acquittal

Radio Dabanga, 5 March 2019

Emergency Courts in Sudan have issued a number of verdicts in trials against protesters. Several demonstrators have been convicted to imprisonment, paying fines, or both, while… Read more »
Sudan: Emergency Decrees Bring More Repression

HRW, 5 March 2019

After more than two months of near-daily protests in Khartoum and across Sudan, President Omar al-Bashir announced on the evening of February 22 a year-long state of emergency and… Read more »
Sudan: NISS Confiscates Sudanese Newspaper for Protest Coverage

Radio Dabanga, 5 March 2019

The National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) confiscated the print-run of El Baath newspaper again. The Sudanese Journalists Network has announced a general strike for… Read more »
Sudan: Protests Ahead of Nationwide Strike

Radio Dabanga, 5 March 2019

People in eastern Sudan's El Gedaref demonstrated on Monday, a prelude for today's 24-hour nationwide strike which Sudanese professionals and opposition groups have called for. Read more »
Sudan: President of the Republic - Peace Is State's Top Priority

SNA, 5 March 2019

The President of the Republic, Field Marshal Omar Al-Bashir affirmed that peace remained priority in all plans and programs of the State ,as the war is the enemy of development and… Read more »
Sudan: Censorship of Journalists Reporting On Protests

Radio Dabanga, 4 March 2019

On Sunday morning, the security apparatus summoned journalist Izzeldin Dahab and released him after three hours of questioning on posts published on social networking sites. Read more »
Sudan: Opposition for Systematic Change, As Ruling Party Announces Transition Policies

Radio Dabanga, 4 March 2019

The chairman of the National Umma Party (NUP), El Sadig El Mahdi, has called on President Omar Al Bashir to "step down from power so as to establish a new order that will achieve a… Read more »
Sudan: Sudan Uprising - Security Services Block Opposition Gathering As Protests Continue

Radio Dabanga, 4 March 2019

A symposium organised by opposition to Sudan's President and the regime was prevented by members of the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS), while demonstrators… Read more »