Eastern Sudanese muezzin sentenced to death for rape
On Monday, the Criminal Court of Kassala convicted a muezzin of raping a five-year-old girl, and sentenced him to death...
Locality workers on strike in Sudan’s Abu Zabad
Employees in Abu Zabad in West Kordofan laid down their tools on Monday, in protest against the non-payment of their...
Two killed, five injured in Darfur shootings
Two people were killed and four others were wounded in a road robbery in Gireida in South Darfur on Monday....
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North Darfur approves plan to resettle 45,000 displaced families
North Darfur State has approved a plan to turn the camps for displaced people into permanent residential areas on Monday....
Child marriage ‘is legalised rape’: Women activists in Sudan
Women rights groups and activists have described the early marriage of girls as “legalised rape and a crime against childhood”,...
NISS arrests journalists at parliament protest
The Sudanese security service has arrested nine journalist during a vigil in front of the parliament building, in protest against...
Khartoum students arrested at solidarity speech
A number of students were detained or injured in a raid by the security service, which used teargas to disperse...
‘Villagers killed by shelling in Darfur’s Jebel Marra’: Rebels
Southern Jebel Marra witnessed clashes between government and rebel forces, the Sudan Liberation Movement reported yesterday. Reportedly two civilians have...
Sudan OCHA bulletin 16: Over 24,000 affected by heavy rains and flash floods in El Gedaref
In Sudan’s El Gedaref state, an estimated 24,000 people have been affected by heavy rains and flash floods in El...
Power cuts, fuel shortage leave West Darfur capital in the dark
Residents and traders in the West Darfur capital of El Geneina complain that the city has been left in total...
Policeman wounded as herders raid North Darfur station
Three people including a policeman were wounded in separate incidents in Tabit in North Darfur on Saturday. In the first...
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