Delegates to the annual congress of the higher and further education union UCU voted overwhelmingly to support a resolution condemning the war in Sudan and calling on the British government to ensure that refugees from the conflict can reach safety in Britain. 10 Stop the war in Sudan – refugees welcome – National executive committee…
A campaign by the pro-settler movement Regavim led to the demolition of Palestinian primary school in the West Bank on 7 May. Regavim, which was led by current Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich before he was elected to parliament, petitioned the Jerusalem District Court over the school at Jubbet al-Dib in March this year. Just under…
Dr Alaa al-Din Nagmeldin al-Nugoud was taken from his home to an unknown location on Saturday 27 May by armed men. According to Dr al-Nugoud’s family they identified themselves as belonging to the intelligence services and the armed forces. Dr Al-Nugoud is a member of the Central Council of the Forces of Freedom and Change…
As we approach the 75th anniversary of the Nakba, the catastrophe that befell the Palestinian people in 1948, it is important to reflect on the ongoing struggle for liberation and justice not only in Palestine but also in Sudan. These struggles are not isolated from each other but are inextricably linked. The recent events in…
Sudanese organisations around the world are organising demonstrations on 28 and 29 April to call for an end to the war in Sudan. According to information received by MENA Solidarity demonstrations will take place in: LONDON PROTEST Stop the War in Sudan Join the protest outside Downing Street, 1-5pm, Saturday 29 April Called by the…
Sudan’s rival military and militia generals are fighting each for control of the country’s government and resources. Civilian revolutionary groups who are leading the struggle for peace, social justice and democracy are calling for an immediate ceasefire, humanitarian aid, the demilitarisation of the cities and to hold the criminals who launched this conflict accountable. Protests…
Before the current catastrophic descent into the heavily armed battles between Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), having its roots in the Janjaweed militia, the democratic transition in Sudan had already been stumbling in the military and paramilitary power struggle, and the humanitarian situation had already been dire, with 16…
إلى لجان المقاومة و تجمع الأجسام المطلبية، و النقابات وكافة المكونات المدنية نحن في شبكة التضامن مع الشرق الاوسط و شمال افريقيا نتابع التطورات والصراع الدائر بين الجيش السوداني وقوات الدعم السريع (الجنجويد)، و نراقب ببالغ الحزن والغضب تصاعد عدد الوفيات والإصابات بسبب عدم اكتراث هذه الجماعات لحياة الشعب السوداني. كانت و لا زالت المشاركة الديمقراطية الفائقة…
19 April – published by Sudan’s Unions Solidarity on Facebook, translated by MENA Solidarity We, in the resistance committees and democratic political, civil, and professional forces, in continuation to our first statement issued on April 14th, hereby declare that our country has slid into the abyss of total war, in which generals use their weapons…
UPDATED 19 April Resistance Committees, trade unions, womens’ organisations and grassroots campaigns in Sudan are urgently appealing for solidarity and peace as rivalry between factions of the ruling military junta has turned into a deadly war in the capital Khartoum, neighbouring cities of Omdurman and Bahri and other major towns across the country. According to…
MENA Solidarity Network 