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Fri, 19 Nov 2021 11:53:39 GMT
Police Defend Use of Force to Quell 'Violent' Khartoum Protest
[East African] Khartoum -- Sudan's police authorities have defended their use of force during protests that led to several deaths and injuries in Khartoum on Wednesday.

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 13:16:57 GMT
Fatalities Climb In Khartoum Amid Anti-Coup Protests
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Sudan's capital city Khartoum has been shaken by rising deaths - now at 39 - during protests against the military's seizure of power in a coup in October 2021. The country saw its civilian prime minister Abdalla Hamdok placed...

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 05:45:55 GMT
'Khartoum Now a Military Barracks' - Journalist
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- A heavy military presence on all roads and squared in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum, has "turned the city into a military barracks since Wednesday morning," in anticipation of the November 17 anti-coup marches, Feisal E...

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 05:38:47 GMT
Govt Switches on Internet After Court Order
[Nation] Sudanese authorities on Thursday evening switched internet services back on, albeit partially.

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 05:37:57 GMT
Court Declines to Release 1989 Coup Plotters
[Nation] A court in Sudan on Tuesday refused to release key suspects in the 1989 coup that brought to power Omar al-Bashir, who himself was ousted in April 2019.

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 05:01:34 GMT
UN Human Rights Commissioner Condemns Killings of Peaceful Protesters
[UN News] At least 39 people have been killed by security forces in Sudan since the 25 October military coup, 15 of whom were reportedly shot dead on Wednesday, according to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 09:32:01 GMT
Death Toll Rises After Anti-Coup Demonstrations
[RFI] In Sudan, security forces have shot dead at least 15 anti-coup protesters and wounded dozens more on Wednesday, according to local medics. This comes as the United States calls for the reinstatement of ousted Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, who ...

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 05:47:36 GMT
International Community Call for Return to Democratic Transition
[Radio Dabanga] Nairobi / Khartoum / Berlin -- Reports of violence and the use of live ammunition on civilian demonstrators, as thousands of people took to the streets of Khartoum and other cities in Sudan yesterday, have prompted leading members of ...

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 05:44:45 GMT
15 Confirmed Dead in Protest Carnage
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- Overnight reports from the Central Committee of Sudan Doctors confirm that the death toll of civilians, after Sudan security forces fired on demonstrations with live ammunition yesterday, has risen to 15, while some of the...

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 05:43:27 GMT
Activists Preemptively Detained By Junta Ahead of November 17 Marches
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum / Kosti -- It has emerged that Sudanese forces of the military junta, that seized power in a coup d'état on October 25, launched a major detention campaign against activists from the Resistance Committees, in anticipation of...

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 05:14:11 GMT
At Least Five Dead As Forces Fire On Anti-Coup Demonstrators - Doctors' Committee
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum / Bahri / Omdurman -- At least five people have died and dozens injured after Sudan security forces again fired on protesting civilians with live ammunition. Thousands of people took to the streets of Khartoum and other citie...

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 11:31:04 GMT
Court Declines Request to Release 1989 Coup Suspects
[East African] A Sudan court on Tuesday declined to release key suspects involved in the 1989 coup that brought to power president Omar al-Bashir, who was ousted in April 2019.

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 11:29:52 GMT
Military Leader Burhan Says Ready to Welcome Ousted PM Back in Govt
[East African] The military leader in Sudan Abdel Fattah al-Burhan says his new transitional government will welcome ousted Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, should he change his mind to join it.

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 10:35:53 GMT
'This Is Not a Coup' - International Failure in Sudan
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Thu, 18 Nov 2021 06:44:47 GMT
New Waves of Covid-19, Haemorrhagic Fever As Healthcare Fails
[Radio Dabanga] Kassala / River Nile State / Northern State / West -- Doctors report that health care is failing and in some cases "completely absent" in many parts of Sudan since Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan and a military junta seized power in a coup ...

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 05:03:18 GMT
Military Fires Teargas, Closes Bridges, to Repress Anti-Coup Protesters
[RFI] Mobile phone lines in Sudan were cut on Wednesday and internet services disrupted as protesters gathered across the capital Khartoum and other cities to once again denounce last month's military coup.

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 04:57:31 GMT
Detentions Continue in Sudan - Reports of Beatings and Torture
[Radio Dabanga] Sennar / Nyala / El Obeid / Khartoum -- The Democratic Lawyers Front of Sudan reports that Mohamed El Hadi, a leading member of the Empowerment Removal Committee* in Singa, capital of Sennar state in Sudan, has been subjected to bruta...

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 04:56:18 GMT
Vigil in Khartoum As More Journalists Detained, Harassed
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- The freedom of the press is under increasing pressure in Sudan, since Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan and a military junta seized power in a coup d'état on October 25. Several journalists have been detained, and harassment of e...

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 05:15:36 GMT
Journalists Protest Media Crackdown Since Coup
[VOA] Khartoum -- Sudanese journalists are pushing back against military leaders who seized power in a coup last month, calling on them to respect press freedoms and release several editors and reporters they have detained.

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 05:01:41 GMT
Protesters Killed At Anti-Coup Rally, Doctors Committee Says
[VOA] Two demonstrators were shot dead in Sudan's capital Wednesday at a protest over the military's recent coup, according to a pro-democracy doctors' group.

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 14:19:30 GMT
Death Toll in Sudan Protests Rises to Eight As Girl (13) Shot in Head
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum / Kassala -- The "excessive and unjustified violence" used by Sudan's security forces to suppress Saturday's Marches of the Millions in Khartoum has been widely condemned. The number of victims has risen to at least eight, as...

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 09:31:17 GMT
♦ Sudan - This Week's News in Brief ♦
[Radio Dabanga] Dabanga Sudan -- A compact digest of the past week's most-read highlights, from the heart of Sudan. Subscribe to receive this digest weekly in your inbox.

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 05:30:02 GMT
Five Questions Antony Blinken Faces on His Nairobi Visit
[Nation] US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Nairobi on Tuesday night. This is his first trip to sub-Sahara Africa since he took over the office from Mike Pompeo.

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 14:19:34 GMT
Internet Blackout Persists Despite Khartoum Court Orders
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- In a third ruling regarding restoration of internet services in Sudan, the Khartoum District Court on Sunday rejected the reasons provided by telecommunications company Zain, regarding its failure to comply with the court'...

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 05:50:47 GMT
Two More Die of Gunshot Wounds Following Khartoum Protests - Doctors
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum / Kassala -- The number of victims of the November 13 Marches of the Millions in the Sudanese capital increased to seven, after two minors died of gunshot wounds in hospitals in the city. Many condemned the raids on hospitals...

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 06:33:39 GMT
Two More Killed As Attacks On Villages and Farms in North Darfur Continue
[Radio Dabanga] Tawila / Dar El Salam -- Villagers in Tawila and Dar El Salam in North Darfur reported continued attacks on farmers and villages. Two farmers were shot dead on Saturday. An attack on a village south of Tabit displaced 15 families.

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 14:19:40 GMT
Restructured Sovereignty Council Meets in Khartoum
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum -- The restructured Sovereignty Council (SC), which was formed at the end of last week, held its first meeting in the Sudan capital of Khartoum on Sunday, under the chairmanship of Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, Commander-in-Chie...

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 14:19:37 GMT
International Dismay Over Excessive Force Against Sudan Protests
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum / London / Geneva / Addis Ababa / Brussel -- The international community has voiced its dismay and condemnation of the use of excessive force to suppress peaceful demonstrations in Sudan, after tens of thousands of Sudanese j...

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 05:54:43 GMT
Journalists, Activists, Minors Held in Widespread Detentions
[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum / Eastern Sudan / Darfur -- More than 100 people were detained during the November 13 demonstrations in Omdurman. In Khartoum, 52 people, including 10 minors, were detained in the Mogran Public Order Police Department. In Dar...

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 12:38:15 GMT
Liberia Sends Second Batch of Officers On UN Mission in Southern Sudan
[New Republic] The second batch of officers of the Liberia National Police, comprising of three males and one female has been vetted and qualified to represent Liberia at the United Nations Mission in Southern Sudan (UNMISS).



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