Sudanese Police Ordered Not to Intervene Against Citizens
Protesters in Khartoum are staging a continuing sit-in outside army headquarters, demanding the resignation of President Omar al-Bashir. The police have issued a communique ordering all forces "not to "intervene against the citizens or peaceful rallies", the BBC reports. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet says Sudanese authorities have an "over-arching responsibility" to protect protesters, amid reports that 70 people have died in the latest clashes.
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Sudan:
Police Ordered Not to Shoot Protesters
VOA, 9 April 2019
Protesters in Khartoum are continuing to demand the resignation of President Omar al-Bashir, staging a sit-in Tuesday outside army headquarters, where heavy gunfire was heard.… Read more »
The protest in Khartoum.
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Sudan:
Academics Have Shaped Political History, and May Do It Again
The Conversation Africa, 10 April 2019
Sudanese academics are taking a leading role in protests against President Omar al-Bashir. Moina Spooner from The Conversation Africa spoke to Willow Berridge about their role in… Read more »
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Sudan:
UN Rights Chief Bachelet Appeals for Dialogue in Sudan Amid Reports '70 Killed' in Demonstrations
UN News, 9 April 2019
Sudan's authorities have an "over-arching responsibility" to protect protesters, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, said on Tuesday, amid reports that 70… Read more »
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Sudan:
US, Britain, Norway Demand 'Political Transition' Plan
VOA, 10 April 2019
The U.S., Britain and Norway demanded Tuesday that Sudanese authorities deliver a "credible plan for political transition" as deadly demonstrations seeking the ouster of President… Read more »
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Sudan:
Protesters Starved and Nine Killed in Government's Lethal Offensive
AI London, 9 April 2019
Nine people have been reportedly killed in Sudan since protesters began a sit-in at the military's headquarters in Khartoum on Saturday (6 April), with police and security forces… Read more »
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Sudan:
New Offensive Against Sudan's Media
RSF, 9 April 2019
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns a new wave of censorship and arrests of journalist in connection with the latest round of the anti-government protests in Sudan, which… Read more »
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Sudan:
Crackdown On Press - Al Jazeera Arrests, Newspapers Banned
Radio Dabanga, 9 April 2019
Sudan's security service has banned three newspapers from publication and arrested an editor-in-chief and several journalists. International journalists are targeted, too: security… Read more »
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Sudan:
Declaration of Freedom and Change Parties Seek Power Transition
Radio Dabanga, 9 April 2019
On Monday, the Declaration of Freedom and Change parties that spearhead the demonstrations against the Sudanese regime held a conference in front of the army's General Command in… Read more »
InFocus
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Protests outside the military headquarters in Khartoum continued into a fourth day in a resurgence of calls for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to step down. Clashes between the ... Read more »
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Thousands of Sudanese protesters have rallied outside the army's headquarters in the capital Khartoum, calling on the military to back their demand for President Omar al-Bashir to ... Read more »
