The arrest and disappearance of Yassin Hassan Abdelkarim, president of the Sudanese Teachers’ Committee on 28 June has drawn strong condemnation from the University and College Union (UCU) and International Solidarity Officers in the NEU teachers’ union. Paul Cottrell, acting General Secretary of UCU wrote to the Sudanese ambassador calling for Yassin’s immediate release after…
Hundreds of thousands took part in a day of mass marches and protests across Sudan, in response to the call by the Sudanese Professionals Association and the Forces of Freedom and Change for a “miliyoniya” – a millions-strong protest to demand the handover of power to civilians. Huge demonstrations snaked across Khartoum’s bridges, and the…
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…
The Sudanese Professionals Association has called on protesters to prepare for a general strike to demand that the ruling Transitional Military Council meets the demand for a civilian government. Across Sudan and around the world, Sudanese activists are showing they back the general strike call by posting pictures online to create an “attendance book” for…
Trade unionists, MPs and campaigners have launched the open letter below to build solidarity across the labour and trade union movement around the world with the uprisings in Sudan and Algeria. Find out more about how you can get involved in this campaign below. Dear comrade, The revolutions in Sudan and Algeria are reaching a…
The Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA), which has been the main organiser of the 3-month popular uprising in Sudan, has rejected the attempt by the military high command to seize power for a “transitional period”. Dictator Omar el Bashir’s rule came to a formal end on 11 April after the Minister of Defence, Awad Ibn Awf…
Sudanese activists will be organising protests in Liverpool and London on 9 February, as trade unionists across the country are moblising in solidarity with their demands for democratic change and social justice. Sudanese refugees in Liverpool will gather at Lime Street station at 1pm, while Sudanese activists will also gather in Trafalgar Square in London…
Middle East Solidarity magazine spoke to Dr Sara Abdel Jalil, President of the UK branch of the Sudan Doctors’ Union about the demands of the mass movement which erupted over the last month calling for an end to Omar El Bashir’s repressive regime. “The Sudan Doctors’ Union – UK branch was established in 1976. We…
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