A number of Sudanese former rebel movements and political parties announced the formation of a new political alliance called the Forces for Freedom and Change-Democratic Block (FFC-DB) yesterday. They propose a number of changes to the 2019 Constitutional Document.
The Defence Committee of Detainees in North Darfur stated that a Darfur detainee with tuberculosis in El Huda Prison in Omdurman, has suffered severe mental health issues as a result of maltreatment and insufficient medical attention.
Armed men stole an administrative official’s vehicle at gun point in Saraf Omra in North Darfur yesterday. Witnesses told Radio Dabanga, three motorcycle-bandits blocked the Land Cruiser, then proceeded to steal the owner’s keys and “beat him to the point of unconsciousness”.
While the leaders of the ruling military junta in Sudan pledge that the military will withdraw from the political arena once a new civilian-let government has been formed, popular resistance demonstrations continue unabated. It has also been met by brutal suppression by security forces.
The Journalists Association for Human Rights (JAHR) in Sudan marked yesterday’s International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, using the commemoration as an opportunity to highlight a number of significant abuses against Sudanese press freedom.