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10/12/2012 / SUDAN
Will new deaths reignite Sudan's student protests?
The demonstrations that rocked Sudan’s capital on Sunday may at first glance seem like the rebirth of the protest movement that was quashed by police after weeks of clashes last summer. However, according to our Observer, this is far from certain. Read more...
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25/10/2012 / SUDAN
Video of Sudanese forces’ “campaign of violence” in South Kordofan
In a recently discovered video, Sudanese security forces appear to arrest a terrified adolescent in Gardud al Badry, a small village in Sudan’s South Kordofan region, as the town is burned to the ground. Our Observer, who investigated the incident, says the footage is yet further proof of widespread abuses by government forces in the region. Watch the video…
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17/09/2012 / MUSLIM WORLD
Our Observers explain why they’re protesting against “Innocence of Muslims”
Tensions remain high in the Muslim world over “Innocence of Muslims”, a video recently published on YouTube. Protests denouncing the video as insulting to Islam, and in particular to its Prophet Muhammad, have taken place in several Muslim countries on Friday and over the weekend. We asked several protesters to tell us what shocked them most about the video. Read more...
20/07/2012 / SUDAN
'Match Battalion' torch village: "These men are part of the Sudanese army"
A video reportedly taken from a mobile phone found in the pocket of a dead Sudanese army soldier shows a group of uniformed men gleefully burning down a village in the country’s South Kordofan region. Our Observer decided to find this village and investigate. Read more…
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06/07/2012 / SUDAN
Sudanese protesters detained in “ghost houses”
For the past few weeks, Sudan has been wracked by a wave of anti-government protests. What began as a student protest in the capital of Khartoum against spending cuts, has since transformed into a nationwide movement – one that President Omar al-Bashir is keen to stamp out. Our Observers, who were both detained during demonstrations, describe their treatment at the hands of Sudanese security forces. Read more…
20/06/2012 / SUDAN
Sudan cracks down on students protesting against living costs
Sudan’s economic woes have led university students angry with the steep rise in the cost of living to protest in the streets of the capital for the past five days, with no signs of relenting. As the demonstrations become increasingly tense, students are now even calling for the overthrow of president Omar Hassan al-Bashir’s government. Read more...
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18/06/2012 / Lebanon
Photo from Day 5 of the hunger strike (Photo courtesy Saad El K)
Sudanese refugees and asylum seekers on hunger strike in Beirut
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Photo from Day 5 of the hunger strike (Photo courtesy Saad El K)
Twenty-one refugees from the Sudanese community have started a hunger strike in front of the UNHCR premises in Beirut since the morning of Monday, June 11, 2012.
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31/05/2012 / SUDAN
Sudanese students revolt against political favouritism in universities
For a little more than a week, an unprecedented student revolt has gripped Sudan University of Science and Technology, near the capital Khartoum. Angry protesters are demanding that the president of the university, seen as a government puppet who favours pro-regime students, step down. Read more…
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04/05/2012 / SOUTH SUDAN
Photos from the front line of fighting between the two Sudans
Our Observer in South Sudan shares his exclusive photos of the volatile border area between Sudan and South Sudan, where the two countries’ armies have repeatedly clashed over the past several weeks, raising fears of an all-out war. Read more and see photos...
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25/04/2012 / SUDAN
A church in ruins: Strife between Sudan and South Sudan spills over in Khartoum
A brazen attack on a church compound in Sudan’s central capital Khartoum has raised concerns that tensions between Sudan and South Sudan are no longer contained to the volatile border separating the two countries. Read more…
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