In a united front, MENA Solidarity stands alongside Sudanese organisations and unions worldwide to condemn the escalating violence and demand an immediate end to the war in Sudan. They are calling for global action to hold those responsible for the atrocities accountable, establish a civilian-led government, and commemorate the victims of the June 3, 2019, massacres in Khartoum and 13 other locations, as well as subsequent violence.
Update 25 April: all the detainees have been released on bail, but the charges have not been dropped On Tuesday 23 April, Egyptian security forces forcibly dispersed a protest in solidarity with the women of Gaza and Sudan, held outside the headquarters of the UN Women’s regional office in Maadi, Cairo. In the process, they…
A year ago, on 15 April 2023, Sudan’s two principal militias (the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces) launched a war which has devastated the country. This followed their joint overthrow of the civilian partners in the Transitional Government and months of brutal repression, contested heroically by the Resistance Committees, trade unions and…
On Saturday, January 13, 2024, a staggering 500,000 angry people flooded the streets of London, united in a passionate demand to stop the ongoing genocide in Palestine and seek justice for the Palestinian people. The demonstration garnered support from various communities and organisations, reflecting a growing global movement against the injustices occurring in the region.
On the fifth anniversary of the Sudanese revolution of 2018, we, the undersigned, stand united in our solidarity with the Sudanese people, whose unwavering determination against the oppressive forces of dictatorship has inspired millions worldwide. Our hearts go out to the workers, students, women, and men who have and are still courageously fighting for freedom, peace, and justice, carrying on a legacy of resistance that can be traced back to Sudan’s struggle for independence from British colonial rule in 1956.
A message of solidarity from Sudanese unions and organisations:
Free Palestine
We express our deep sorrow and outrage at the ongoing acts of oppression and forced displacement on the basis of ethnicity in Palestine. Gaza, the world’s largest open-air prison is experiencing an intensified Nakba. The recent attacks on Gaza are war crimes.
Sudanese activists are calling for support from the trade union movement to challenge the British government’s racist policies which have blocked the creation of adequate safe and legal routes for people fleeing the war in Sudan from reaching Britain. Wafaa Salim, President of the University of Khartoum Alumni Association, was visiting relatives in Sudan with…
The armed conflict in Sudan that erupted on April 15th, 2023, between the Sudanese armed Forces led by General Abdula Fattah Alburhan and the Rapid Support militia (Janjaweed militia) led by Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, is a conflict between two armed factions over the control of the politics and wealth of Sudan. Both sides aligned their…
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…
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