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Six shot dead as Sudan sees breakthrough in civil rule talks
Middle East
May 14, 2019
Six shot dead as Sudan sees breakthrough in civil rule talks
Five Sudanese protesters and an army major were shot dead Monday in the capital, hours after protest leaders and the…
Sudan protesters’ sit-in inspires cultural outpouring
Middle East
May 8, 2019
Sudan protesters’ sit-in inspires cultural outpouring
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudanese artist Rashid Drar used to work from home. Now the 44-year-old’s canvas is any empty piece…
Sudanese hold mass rally amid standoff with generals
Middle East
May 2, 2019
Sudanese hold mass rally amid standoff with generals
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Sudan’s protesters held a mass rally Thursday to step up pressure on the military to hand…
Q&A: Sudanese face uphill climb in unfinished revolution
Middle East
April 26, 2019
Q&A: Sudanese face uphill climb in unfinished revolution
CAIRO (AP) — The Sudanese Professionals Association, which led months of protests that eventually forced one of Africa’s longest-ruling leaders…
Darfur justice could prove elusive despite al-Bashir’s fall
Middle East
April 23, 2019
Darfur justice could prove elusive despite al-Bashir’s fall
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir, driven from power and now languishing in a prison where his opponents…
Sudan protest leaders halt talks with military
Middle East
April 22, 2019
Sudan protest leaders halt talks with military
Sudanese protest leaders Sunday suspended talks with military rulers, after the army failed to meet their demand for an immediate…
Sudan protest leaders to unveil civilian ruling body
Middle East
April 19, 2019
Sudan protest leaders to unveil civilian ruling body
Sudanese protest leaders have announced plans to unveil a civilian body to take over from the ruling military council as…
Sudan’s Bashir transferred to jail notorious for holding political prisoners during his regime
Middle East
April 17, 2019
Sudan’s Bashir transferred to jail notorious for holding political prisoners during his regime
Khartoum, Sudan (CNN)–Sudan’s ousted President Omar al-Bashir was transferred on Tuesday evening to Kober prison, a maximum-security prison notorious for…
Fear of army action as Sudan protesters toughen stand
Middle East
April 16, 2019
Fear of army action as Sudan protesters toughen stand
Sudanese protesters have hardened their stand, demanding a transitional military council be scrapped and immediately replaced with civilian rule as…
Sudan protesters demand ‘immediate’ civilian rule
Middle East
April 15, 2019
Sudan protesters demand ‘immediate’ civilian rule
Sudanese protesters on Sunday demanded the country’s military rulers “immediately” hand power over to a civilian government that should then…