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…
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…
The Alliance of Demand-Based Campaigns (TAM) has over 70 affiliates across Sudan ranging from workers’ organisations to campaigns for environment justice and refugee rights. Middle East Solidarity magazine spoke to Khalid Taha of TAM about the role of strikes and protests in the revolution. Make a donation for a digital copy here Sudan has witnessed…
The Resistance Committee of al Riyadh (a suburb in Khartoum East) hosted a meeting for open discussion on Saturday, March 11, 2023 under the title “The Choice of the Resistance.” The meeting was advertised on the Facebook pages of many resistance committees and the audience included members of RCs from across the country. The meeting…
Sudanese unions and community organisations in Britain have joined MENA Solidarity Network, trade unionists and activists in calling for mass mobilisation on 18 March in solidarity with refugees and against racism. Read their joint statement below and scroll down for details of how to join the protests in London, Cardiff and Glasgow. Statement of Condemnation…
Voices of revolution: learning from women’s experiences in the struggle for change Sunday 12 March, 5-7pm Register here: https://tinyurl.com/voicesofrevolution This online event is hosted by Middle East North Africa Solidarity Network in collaboration with activists from Sudan, Iran, Palestine and elsewhere in the Middle East with the support of the National Education Union (NEU) and…
In response to the UN COP27 climate talks in Egypt 7-18 November we are publishing a series of articles previewing a special feature in the next issue of Middle East Solidarity on the struggles for climate justice and democracy. >> Get active, go to https://egyptsolidarityinitiative.org/cop27toolkit/ In our first interview, we talk to Mohammed Siddig, a…
The leader of a military junta which seized power in Sudan by forcing civilian politicians in the Transitional Government from office in October 2021 has reportedly been invited to the royal funeral. General Abdelfattah al-Burhan also has a track record in massacres and ethnic cleansing thanks to his role as as a military intelligence colonel…
Striking workers and activists in Sudan and Britain have begun to exchange messages of solidarity as strikes rise in both countries. In Sudan workers’ struggles over pay and conditions take place in the context of the on-going revolution, as a mass movement led by the neighbourhood-based Resistance Committees continues the struggle for democracy against the…
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