Thousands took to Sudan's streets after the ruling military council and a coalition of opposition groups reached an agreement to share power during a transition period leading to elections
Huge crowds marched on Sudan’s defense ministry on Sunday demanding the ruling military hand over power to civilians, and the authorities said at least seven people were killed and scores injured in protests nationwide
Internet shutdowns are not new, but they have become increasingly popular instruments among dictators and autocrats who want to control their citizenry and preempt political threats
Dozens of Sudanese officers from the police and military have been arrested according to Arabic media reports and a security source, who told Middle East Eye they had refused orders to use violence against protesters
In recent weeks, the hope of a transition to a civilian government has been replaced with the fear that security forces are willing to kill protesters in an attempt to hold on to power. Militias have committed horrific rights abuses, authorities have cut off internet access across the country in an attempt to stifle dissent and foreign powers seem intent on preserving military rule
Today’s revolutionaries might take heed. Algeria and Sudan are at the very beginning of what may be long and arduous processes of building new democratic regimes. It is still far too early to say whether they will succeed, but learning the lessons of what went wrong in Egypt may help them to steer their countries away from a similar fate
نقف في السودان أمام مفترق طرق، فإما أن نتمكّن من الدفع بمسار التغيير إلى نهاياته التي تتيح لكلّ سوداني، بمعزلٍ عن خلفيته الإثنية والدينية، التمتعَ بحقوقه باعتباره إنسانا حرّا كريما، وتضميدَ جراحٍ طال نزيفها، أو تنجح الدولة العميقة في إعادة إنتاج نفسها وتفرض شرعيّتها بالقوة، تجاوزًا لإرادة أعداد غفيرة ممن كانوا يحلمون بمستقبل أفضل، وتفتح الباب واسعًا أمام نزاعات مسلحة جديدة في البلاد
في السودان هناك حوار متعثر بين قيادة الجيش وقوى الحرية والتغيير، سيما بعد مجزرة فض الاعتصام، وفترة انتقالية طويلة، تريد المعارضة أن تكون بيديها، بينما تطرح قيادة الجيش مسألة إجراء انتخابات خلال تسعة أشهر. وفي البلدين، الجزائر والسودان، تستخدم قيادتا الجيشين لغة عاطفية، وتهاجمان من يختلف معهما، بينما تصر قوى الحراك على مطالبها وتواجه مخاطر التفتيت والانقسام والإجهاد والتدخل الخارجي
Paramilitaries in Khartoum threw dozens of bodies into the Nile to try to hide the number of casualties inflicted during a dawn attack on pro-democracy protesters in the Sudanese capital earlier this week, doctors and activists have said
قبل فترة قصيرة، لم تكن الشابّة آلاء صالح معروفة على الإطلاق، إلّا أنها تحوّلت إلى أيقونة للانتفاضة السودانية. لقد أسهمت هذه الطالبة في إعادة الأضواء إلى الانتفاضة السودانية التي انطلقت أواخر العام 2018، والأهمّ إلى دور المرأة السودانية البارز فيها، والمدفوع من عداء نساء السودان للنظام الحاكم، لا بسبب ترابطه مع الأطر الاجتماعية والقبلية والثقافية السائدة فقط، أو علاقة المرأة كمواطنة بهوية النظام السوداني العسكرية والدينية والرأسمالية فحسب، بل لانعدام إمكانية فصله أيضاً عن الأزمة البنيوية للاقتصاد السوداني والتي تتمثّل في انهيارات مُتتالية عانت منها البلاد منذ تسعينيات القرن الماضي
Swift transitions pushed for by entrenched political elites and impatiently planned by the military will only bring about a faulty transition - rushed, brittle, alienating and elitist. And that will surely not lead to the political, social and economic transformation Sudanese people have dreamed of and fought for.
The counterrevolution is digging in. What began in December 2018 as spontaneous protests across Sudan because of the turgid economy and ended with the removal of military dictator Omar al-Bashir last month has run into a major obstacle: Bashir is gone, but his system is fighting back.
Murals have been mushrooming on the walls around the military headquarters in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, as thousands keep up a vigil to see a return to civilian rule.
To get some clarity on the rapidly changing situation in Sudan, Shahram Aghamir from Status Audio Journal spoke with Khalid Medani, an associate professor of Political Science and Islamic Studies at McGill University in Canada.
In her first interview since going viral, the woman in the photo said that when she's not protesting the government, she's a student studying engineering and architecture.
Even brave freedom fighters are not immune to the beauty of Barcelona's football as they put up several screens across the square to watch Barcelona beat United.