♦ Sudan: This week’s news in brief ♦
A compact digest of the past week’s most-read highlights, from the heart of Sudan
Year: 2021
HUDO reports increase in crime in Sudan’s Blue Nile, Nuba Mountains
Tribal fighting, armed robberies and kidnappings increased in southern Sudan this year, says the Sudanese Human Rights and Development Organisation (HUDO). In most cases, the authorities did not act. In its recent report on human rights violations in Blue Nile state and the Nuba Mountains in South Kordofan between January-June 2021, the Kampala-based HUDO Centre …
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Sudanese tabloid suspended for ‘false news’ about gay demo
Sudan’s National Council for Press and Publications on Tuesday decided to suspend El Dar newspaper for three days for publishing “false news” about a demonstration in Khartoum in which homosexuals called for the abolition of Article 148 of the 1991 Criminal Code.
Activists launch White Nile Resources Development Initiative in Sudan capital
More than 400 civil society activists, politicians, technocrats, and businessmen from White Nile state have announced a proposal for the development of the state and its resources, in compliance with the initiative of Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok to implement “the goals of the revolution”.
Torrential rains sweep through parts of Sudan, leave two dead
A woman and her son were killed, houses collapsed, and dozens of other buildings were damaged by heavy rainfall and ensuing floods in various parts of Sudan over the weekend.