Demonstrators gathered in cities around the world over the past week to call for justice for Sudanese activists killed, raped and injured in a merciless crackdown by militias and troops affiliated with the Transitional Military Council. According to a report by the Central Committee of Sudan Doctors, the number of documented killing stood at over…
By Miriam Scharf and Irang Bak A general strike has brought Khartoum and all major cities and ports in Sudan to a standstill in response to a deadly rampage by pro-regime militias, the army and security forces, Sudanese trade unionists and community leaders in the UK told a press conference yesterday. The Transitional Military Council,…
Sudanese activists have called emergency protests in London and Dublin on 4 and 8 June after the Transitional Military Council sent troops to attack protest camps killing at least 35 people and injuring hundreds. In Sudan opposition Declaration of Freedom and Change forces have called for an open-ended strike and civil disobedience until the fall…
Sudanese military and militia forces are attacking the sit-in outside the Army Command in Khartoum, where thousands of protesters have gathered since 6 April to demand a peaceful transition to civilian rule, the Sudanese Professionals Association said in a statement this morning, killing and injuring many and setting tents on fire. The attack follows a…
Attacks by Sudanese security forces and militias on peaceful protesters at the main sit-in outside the Army General Command in Khartoum have escalated in recent days. At least two people were shot dead by the military on Saturday 1 June, according to the Sudanese Doctors’ Central Committee, following the killing of three further protesters, including…
The Sudanese Professionals Association reported strong support for the general strike on the first of two days of action. The SPA, along with all but one of the signatories to the opposition Declaration of Freedom and Change, launched the strike call in response to delays by the ruling military council in handing over power to…
Delegates at the annual congress of higher and further education union UCU have voted to support the struggle of the Sudanese people for democracy and social justice on the eve of a general strike called by the Sudanese Professionals Association to demand an immediate handover of power to a civilian government. Motion from Liverpool UCU…
