Nine Sudanese and international staff members of Doctors Without Borders (MSF), who were detained by security forces in Khartoum on Monday, were released today, the international humanitarian medical organisation has confirmed.In a statement yesterday,…
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Sudanese protesters accused of killing policeman tortured in detention
Protesters Mohamed Adam (17) and Mohamed El Fateh (18) who were detained on January 14 on charges of killing a police officer, have been subjected to severe beatings and electric shocks.Lawyer Eman Hasan told Radio Dabanga that Adam, nicknamed ‘Tubak’,…
Continue readingUNMISS condemns Baidit attack, calls for accountability
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Tuesday condemned the Sunday attack in the Baidit area of Bor County in Jonglei State which left more than 30 people dead.In a statement to newsrooms, UNMISS called on authorities to take immediate …
Continue readingSudan: 3 killed in new protests
Three people were killed on Monday during protests demanding a return to civilian rule raising the death toll to 76 since the military coup in October last year, the doctor’s central committee said.Thousands of protesters took to the streets in several…
Continue readingSecondary school students in Juba demand resumption of learning
Public secondary school students in Juba on Tuesday staged a peaceful march protesting the suspension of classes following the ongoing teachers’ strike.The students who were seen carrying placards initialed ‘education is our right’ demanded the resumpt…
Continue readingN. Bahr el Ghazal gov’t pays October salary arrears
Northern Bahr el Ghazal’s State government Tuesday commenced the payment of October 2021 salary arrears for civil servants in the state.Speaking to Radio Tamazuj on Tuesday, the Director-General for Northern Bahr el Ghazal finance ministry John Karlo D…
Continue reading2 children killed in Aweil North house fire
Two children aged one and a half and four years old have died following a house fire in Ariath Payam of Northern Bahr el Ghazal’s Aweil North County on Tuesday afternoon, officials confirmed. A 12-year-old girl, identified as their sister was also inju…
Continue reading‘South Sudan most corrupt country in the World’-new report
South Sudan has been ranked as the most corrupt amongst the 180 countries in the 2021 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) by Transparency International (TI), the nongovernmental organization based in Germany, which defines corruption as the misuse of pu…
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