Ever since Sudan’s progress from the oppressive Al Bashir dictatorship – which was overthrown by popular revolution in April 2019 – toward a free and democratic society, was cut short by the military the military coup d’état of October 25, Radio Dabanga receives daily reports of human rights violations in general, and pressure, attacks, detentions, …
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Former Sovereignty Council member Siddig Tawir told Radio Dabanga on Saturday that the visit by the Deputy Chairman of the Sovereignty Council, Mohamed ‘Hemeti’ Dagalo, to Russia in this circumstances can be called “an adventure”, indicating that “the isolation that Sudan is experiencing after the October 25 coup is what prompted Hemeti to this adventure”.
Unprecedented stress on the Sudanese Pound against major currencies, coupled with unbridled prices for basic goods, is prompting fears of a famine as hunger is already prevalent throughout Sudan, and now begins to encroach even on the capital Khartoum. Last week, the US Dollar was trading for SDG550 on the parallel market.
The death toll from the Sudanese coup authorities’ suppression of pro-democracy public protests against the October 25 coup, has risen to 83. A man who was hit by live ammunition the pelvis in the February 14 Marches of Millions in Omdurman, succumbed to his wounds on Saturday.
The UN expert on human rights in Sudan, Adama Dieng, painted a bleak picture of the human rights situation in Sudan, as a result of the massive violations committed by the security services against peaceful protesters since last October. The UN official called for the State of Emergency to be abolished and to stop the …