Sudan/South Sudan: Voicing Hope for #newSUDANS
In the wake of the secession of South Sudan from Sudan in July 2011 and the recent clashes between the two countries over the oil-rich region of Heglig, citizens of both Sudans found themselves in the...
View Article#SudanRevolts in Wake of Austerity Anger
Student protests took place at the University of Khartoum denouncing the government’s planned austerity measures on June 17, 2012. The hundreds of students who were gathered at the university’s main...
View ArticleSudan: Protests Trigger Arrest of Twitter Activists
Yesterday’s protests saw the arrest of many protesters from the streets by police and National Intelligence Security Service (NISS) agents. Among them is prominent Sudanese Twitter personality and...
View ArticleSudan: Unshackling the Sudanese Revolution
Unlike other countries in the region, Sudan is grossly underreported, and this was ever so evident during Friday and Saturday’s street demonstrations. The Sudanese government keeps a tight grip on...
View ArticleSudan: Women Targeted as #SudanRevolts Enters Second Month
This post is part of our special coverage Sudan Revolts. As the Sudanese people's anti-regime mass demonstrations enter their second month, the Sudanese government and its notorious National...
View ArticleSudan: Twitter Activist Released After Two Months in Detention
This post is part of our special coverage #SudanRevolts. The Sudanese National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) launched a heavy-handed campaign in mid-June 2012, arresting thousands of...
View ArticleSudan: Nuba Mountains Activist Detained for 8 Months
In the middle of the night on 14 March 2012, the Sudanese National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) abducted a woman named Jalila Khamis Kuku from her home and took her into custody. Denied...
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