New Halfa traders ‘harassed by authorities’
On Tuesday and Wednesday, the locality of New Halfa of Kassala state in eastern Sudan launched an intense campaign of...
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Displaced of Central Darfur dismiss Wali’s promises as ‘propaganda’
The Governor (Wali) of Central Darfur, Jaafar Abdelhakam, has pledged to grant thousands of the displaced people who want to...
Lawyer turns-down invitation by Sudan parliamentary committee amid concerns for health of detainees
Prominent Sudanese lawyer Muez Hadra has announced that he has refused to accept an invitation from one of the parliamentary...
Suspected cholera numbers continue to drop in Central Darfur
Isolation centres in the town of Nierteti and its surrounding villages continue to receive new cases of acute watery diarrhoea...
Sudan’s Islamic Studies exam for secondary schools slated by Muslim critics
The head of Sudan’s Islamic Judicial Council that rules on matters of Sharia law, Imam Abdelgadir Abdelrahman, has harshly criticised...
HUDO calls for release of South Kordofan market trader
Human Rights and Development Organisation (HUDO) has called for the immediate release of a South Kordofan market trader following the...
Jailed El Jareeda journalists released
Journalists Ashraf Abdelaziz and Hasan Warrag, were released from prison yesterday after El Karama (dignity) campaign collected the money for...
The Sudanese Solidarity Committee with Detainees: ’88 political leaders still detained’
The Sudanese Solidarity Committee with Detainees announced the continued detention of 88 political leaders and activists, notably the secretary-general of...
Fewer cases of suspected cholera in Central Darfur
The isolation centres in Nierteti locality in Central Darfur have all reported fewer cases of ‘acute watery diarrhoea’ suspected to...
Central Darfur sheikh abducted, merchants beaten by RSF
The Sheikh of Dimo village, 35 km north of Nierteti in Central Darfur, was beaten and abducted by members of...
Child dead, entire South Darfur district destroyed by fire
A young child has died and three school students were injured in a devastating fire that broke out in Gireida...
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