#SudanRevolts

The endless lines outside bakeries and petrol stations seem to suggest a purposeful naivety to dire economic and politics woes. The Kafkaesque bureaucratic systems that requires an element of nepotism to vitalise it into animation. The...

Over the years, I have learnt to embrace myself as a person. My abilities, my ethnicity, my sexual orientation, etc. I have also learnt adaptability from experience and life challenges. I still struggle with a lot...

In 1989, Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir seized power after a coup masterminded by the late Sudanese politician Dr Hassan Al Turabi. The purpose of the coup was to establish an Islamic government, and to ‘save’...

It has been three months since anti-government protests began in Sudan. The protests began on a small-scale on 19 December 2018 due to a hike in prices of basic commodities such as bread and fuel shortages and...

As part of the ongoing anti-government protests in Sudan, Sudanese Professional Association (SPA) called on protesters across the country to partake in a march on Thursday, 7 March #موكب7مارس in honour of Sudanese women. تأكيد دعوة الخروج...

On 2 March 2019, students at the women-only Ahfad University for Women (AUW), a private higher education university in Omdurman and one of the top universities in Sudan, staged a peaceful and musical sit-in within their campus as part of...

Since the Sudan uprising began on 19 December 2018, social media has been the main source of information and news of protests and casualties in Sudan. Social media users instantly turn to social media to share...

On 24 February 2019, students at the University of Medical Sciences and Technology (UMST) were attacked by National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) forces after joining the ongoing peaceful protests. The protests began within the campus at approximately...

Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir delivered a televised broadcast speech at the Presidential Palace on Friday, 22 February 2019, declaring a nationwide year-long state of emergency, following two months of deadly anti-government protests. Countering protests calling...

More than two months have passed since protesters took to the streets, calling for President Omar Al Bashir and his regime to step down. Compounded with a crippling economy and repressive government, Sudanese continue to express...