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July 27 - 2021
KHARTOUM
Al Bashir 1989 coup trial adjourned: Chief Justice to consider Judge recusal
Judge Ahmed Ali Ahmed, who presides over the court trying deposed former president Omar Al Bashir and 27 former officials for the 1989 coup that swept the regime to power, today...
July 26 - 2021
KHARTOUM
Heavy weather diverts 12 Addis-bound Ethiopian flights to Khartoum
Adverse weather conditions caused 12 Ethiopian Airlines flights bound for Addis Ababa to be diverted to Khartoum International Airport in Sudan on Sunday evening and Monday morning....
July 25 - 2021
PORT SUDAN
COVID-19 spikes in Sudan’s Red Sea state – call for lockdown, curfew
Doctors in Sudan’s Red Sea state have called for a three-week lockdown and curfew to be imposed, and the state’s national and international borders to shut, as COVID-19 cases surge....
July 23 - 2021
RADIO DABANGA
Interview with Siham Admed: The first woman to hold the position of Under-Secretary at the Ministry of Justice
For Radio Dabanga’s Inspirational Women series we interviewed Siham Osman Mohamed Ahmed, the first woman to hold the position of Undersecretary of the Minister of Justice. She...
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Former NISS agents stand trial in Sudan for murder, crimes against humanity
July 27 - 2021
KHARTOUM
The trial of the former National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS)* agents accused of the January 2019 killing of student Mahjoub El Taj Mahjoub, began in Khartoum Central Court on Monday. It is alleged that Mahjoub died as a result of assault and torture in detention, following protests by students against the now deposed Al Bashir regime, for the right to peaceful freedom of expression.
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July 23 - 2021
CALIFORNIA / KHARTOUM
Internews: Most fake COVID-19 rumours in Sudan concerned with possible treatments or cures
USA-based NGO Internews published a community feedback report on COVID-19 information and rumours in Sudan. Last week, Sovereignty Council member and alternate Chair of the Supreme...
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July 22 - 2021
EL FASHER / KABKABIYA
Hundreds protest deadly attack on North Darfur displaced
Hundreds of people participated in a mass demonstration in El Fasher on Tuesday to condemn the attack on Sortony camp for the displaced in Kabkabiya locality, North Darfur, in...
July 23 - 2021
RADIO DABANGA
Interview with Siham Admed: The first woman to hold the position of Under-Secretary at the Ministry of Justice
July 23 - 2021
CALIFORNIA / KHARTOUM