Nov 14 Al-Jazeera says bureau chief detained by Sudanese forces By Fay Abuelgasim, Associated Press The development comes after security forces fired live ammunition and tear gas Saturday to disperse protesters denouncing the military’s tightening grip on the country. Continue reading
Nov 13 Sudanese rally against army tightening grip on power; 5 dead By Fay Abuelgasim, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Sudanese security forces fired live ammunition and tear gas on Saturday to disperse protesters denouncing the military’s tightening grip on the country, killing at least five and wounding several, activists said. Continue reading
Nov 11 Two weeks after coup in Sudan, a general tightens grip on power By Fay Abuelgasim, Associated Press Sudan's top general has reappointed himself as head of the army-run interim governing body, a sign that he is tightening his grip on the country two weeks after he led a coup against civilian leaders. Continue reading
Nov 05 U.N. rights body holds urgent session in wake of Sudan coup By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet decried excessive use of force by security forces that has left at least 13 people dead and more than 300 injured since the coup. Continue reading
Oct 31 UN chief to Sudan army: Reverse coup, take heed of protests By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Antonio Guterres said the generals should “take heed” of Saturday’s protests. “Time to go back to the legitimate constitutional arrangements,” he said in a tweet. Continue reading
Oct 29 Sudan coup leader says he’ll appoint new premier within week By Noha Elhennawy, Associated Press Abdel-Fattah Burhan said in an interview with Russia's state-owned Sputnik news agency published Friday that the new premier will form a cabinet that will share leadership of the country with the armed forces. Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch 9:47 What we know about Sudan’s ongoing civil disobedience after military coup By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran, Dorothy Hastings President Joe Biden said Thursday that the United States stands with peaceful protesters in Sudan who are demonstrating against Monday's military coup. On the ground, at least 11 protesters have been killed. The United Nations Security Council also called for… Continue watching
Oct 28 U.N. calls on Sudan military to restore civilian government By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The U.N.'s most powerful body also said it is ready "to support efforts to realize Sudan's democratic transition" and the peoples' aspirations "for an inclusive, peaceful, stable, democratic and prosperous future."… Continue reading
Oct 28 Sudan military leader fires 6 diplomats who criticized coup By Samy Magdy, Associated Press A Sudanese military official says Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan has fired at least six ambassadors, including the country's envoys to the U.S., the European Union and France. Also fired were the Sudanese ambassadors to the U.N. mission in Geneva, Qatar, and… Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch 5:25 News Wrap: Immigration arrests inside the U.S. hit decade low under Biden In our news wrap Wednesday, immigration arrests in the U.S. interior hit their lowest level in more than a decade. The White House says states are moving quickly to order Pfizer's low-dose COVID shot for young kids. The top U.S. Continue watching