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UN removing some staff from Sudan as tensions soar
Jun 06, 2019 06:51The United Nations (UN) says it is temporarily removing a number of its civilian staff from Sudan because of the deterioration of the security situation in the African country, two days after security forces killed dozens of people during a crackdown against a sit-in in the capital, Khartoum.
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Death toll from Sudan army raid on sit-in nearly doubles
Jun 05, 2019 03:47The death toll from a crackdown by the Sudanese army on a sit-in in the capital, Khartoum, has nearly doubled, medics say.
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Iran voices concern over violence in Sudan, urges swift transfer of power to civilians
Jun 04, 2019 08:24Iran has expressed concern about the ongoing political tensions in Sudan, calling for a swift transfer of power to civilians in the North African country a day after a sit-in protest in Khartoum against the ruling junta turned deadly.
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Sudan’s junta scraps agreements with protesters as tensions reemerge
Jun 04, 2019 02:41Sudan’s ruling military council has scrapped all agreements with protest leaders and called for snap elections, following a spike in tensions and a deadly crackdown against a sit-in outside the army headquarters in Khartoum.
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Khartoum protest turns bloody as Sudanese forces storm sit-in
Jun 03, 2019 10:02At least nine people have been killed as Sudanese forces launch a fresh raid on the site of a sit-in protest outside the army headquarters in central Khartoum and use force to break up the gathering there.
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General strike starts in Sudan
May 28, 2019 13:18Sudanese people have launched a two-day nationwide strike to step up pressure on a ruling military council to transfer power to a civilian authority.
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Sudan military wants to hand over power quickly: General
May 23, 2019 04:18Sudan’s military says it wants to cede power to a democratically-elected government as soon as possible.
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Sudanese protest group calls strike as transition talks stall
May 22, 2019 08:34A leading Sudanese protest group has called for a strike as the ruling generals in the country refuse to grant a demand for the establishment of a civilian-majority transitional body.
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Sudan’s junta and protest leaders fail to reach deal, agree to hold more talks
May 20, 2019 04:26Sudan’s junta and protest leaders have ended another round of negotiations without any agreement on the structure of an interim government to rule the country following the ouster of president, Omar al-Bashir, with more talks planned on Monday.
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Sudan dispatched 600 militiamen, mostly minors, to Yemen in April: Report
May 19, 2019 02:27Sudan has dispatched scores of militiamen, most of them under the age of 18, to fight alongside Saudi-led military forces against Yemen's Ansarullah fighters, a report says.