#SudanRevolts #السودان_ينتفض

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Well good luck. Im no expert on this but it reads to me like you need to get in there and call for the opposition to be united and more dialogue between them the better.

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Tension looms in Sudan before Friday protests

June 29, 2012 (KHARTOUM) — Tension continued to grow in Sudan on Thursday amid calls to demonstrate after Friday prayer by activists who want to mark a turning point in the mobilization of the Sudanese people in way to be strong and defiant enough before to overthrow the regime.


Sudanese opposition supporters demonstrate in Khartoum against the electoral law on 7 Dec 2009 ( file/Reuters)On the other side, internet and communication companies shut down since midnight the mobile telephone and internet networks to complicate communications during Friday demonstrations and to hamper the moblisation.

Last Friday for the first time students were joined by other social forces in the protests opposed to the lifting of fuel subsidies and the increase of indirect taxes.

The interior minister Ibrahim Ahmed Hamid told reporters on Thursday after a meeting with the vice-president Al-Haj Adam Youssef that security situation is calm in the country. He however said that the deputy president directed him to protect people and their properties from the "saboteurs".

Over 400 Sudanese lawyers organized Thursday a sit-in outside Khartoum and Omdurman courts complexes. The protesters held banners against restrictions of freedom of expression and the recent austerity measures.

Some lawyers said their sit-in was a "rehearsal" for another large sit-in they plan to hold next Sunday.

Sudanese activities allege that the "first martyr of the uprising" died on Thursday in a hospital after tear gas suffocation in Khartoum. They also warn protesters speculating that the security services mobilized some two thousand agents to quell any protest in the capital besides mobilization of the anti-riot police.

UMMA PARTY CALL FOR PEACEFUL PROTESTS

Sudan’s largest opposition party released a statement calling to demonstrate and to hold sit-ins peacefully after Friday prayer.

The press statement criticized the poor economic conditions in the country and accused the Sudanese officials of looting the public funds and denounced their implication in the rampant corruption.

On Wednesday, the party leader Sadiq Al-Mahdi who calls for a peaceful transition stressed on the need for comprehensive peace and he made it a prerequisite for political stability in Sudan. He also called to establish an "adult governance" and to establish positive external relations.

"All This can only be achieved under the new regime which we have been calling for," Mahdi said. He further added this regime should be established on a specific national agenda and conducted by a national team agreed by all the parties.

The former prime minister pointed out that the new regime will open a new page of regional and international relations allowing the country to end the current economic crisis and to implement development programmes through the funds allocated to Sudan by International donors but currently blocked because of Bashir’s regime.

Mahdi who proposes an all parties conference for peace and constitutional reforms says this solution can avoid war and troubles. He warned in the past months that the unrest might push rebels to intervene military in the revolt and this lead the country to chaos.

The rebel groups members of the Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF) expressed their support to the peaceful protest in the country but warned they might only intervene if the regime use excessive violence to quell the protests.

Posted: 06-29-2012 9:17 AM by http://www.SudaneseOnline.org

Filed under: Tension looms in Sudan before Friday protests
Divergences among Sudanese opposition delay signing of political charter

June 27, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – Strained relations between Sudanese opposition parties have prevented them once again from signing a common political platform and a constitutional framework for the interim period after the fall of the regime of President Omer Al-Bashir.


NCF chairman, Farouk Abu Eissa © talks to reporters while PCP leader Hassan Turabi ® listens after a meeting held earlier this month (ST)The National Consensus Forces (NCF) is composed of small political formations, Sudanese Communist Party (SCP), Popular Congress Party (PCP) of Hassan Al-Turabi, Umma National Party (UNP) of Sadiq Al-Mahdi and Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) of Mohamed Osman Al-Mirghani but the latter joined a coalition government led by the ruling party last December.

The NCF forces failed in a meeting held Tuesday to adopt a text of the Democratic Alternative and the Constitutional Declaration aiming to administrate the country once the regime of the National Congress Party (NCP) is down.

PCP leader Hassan Al-Turabi left the meeting before its end after divergences over the participation of the Umma and DUP in the signing of the two texts, sources close to the meeting.

The Umma Party delegates at the meeting showed some reservations on the documents pretexting that the party chairman did not yet read it, the sources added.

Turabi who was angered by the remark said that his party will work hard to bring down the regime. He further stressed that the next change will be the property of the people and it will not be done by the political forces.

Later, the signing ceremony was adjourned to the next week "for more consultations".

Sadiq Al-Mahdi, head of the largest opposition party of Umma, is blamed by the opposition forces for his dialogue with the regime and his call for a comprehensive and inclusive process including the ruling NCP and the rebel groups. He is also slammed for his criticism against rebel groups who wage war in Darfur, Blue Nile and South Kordofan.

Mahdi says only an inclusive constitutional conference, under the current conditions and after the independence of South Sudan, can allow to avoid chaos and dismemberment of the country.

Form his side the DUP leader who was the leader of the former opposition National Democratic Alliance decided to join the NCP in its first government after the secession of the South saying that the territorial integrity of the country is in danger.

Al-Mirghani was opposed the independence of South Sudan. He has troubled relations with the leadership of South Sudan ruling party, SPLM, after the death of his old friend and ally John Garang.

The Constitutional Declaration provides to establish a collegial head of state, Council of Sovereignty, a government and a legislative council that will lead the country during three years of the interim period.

Since the recent announcement of austerity measures by President Bashir, Sudan is witnessing a wave of protests in different towns across the country.

Last Friday, the capital Khartoum saw the participation of Sudanese from different social segments and areas in the demonstrations held after the Friday prayer. Youth and student groups launched a call for a greater mobilisation for next Friday which coincides with the 23th anniversary of Bashir coupd’etat of 1989.

The ruling party yesterday said it received an initiative from the Umma’s leader Sadiq Al-Mahdi to hold a conference for peace in Sudan.

NCP political secretary Hassabo Mohamed Abdel Rahman told Al-Intibaha newspaper on Tuesday that dialogue on the national agendas with the Umma party will continue.

Last week, Al-Mahdi repeated in a press conference that his party remains in the opposition despite criticisms but he emphasized on the need to reach an agreement preserving Sudan’s unity


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[Nubian_♀_militia]

Absolutely, the oppostion parties and even the armed rebel forces in Darfur and Blue Nile state are actually unofficially holding discussions and meeting regarding the recent protests. The Sudan Revolutinary Front (formed in 2011 of several rebel groups) have issued statements in support of the youth led protests. So from what I can tell the grumbling by the opposition leaders will go away soon enough as the protests grow and include their own members and followers.
Gotta go contact people now as friends are being tear gased in the friday protests, I will try to upload images of today's protests later.

[YaelTheGreat]

Although I don't want to see it go down like this, it seems you think it may end up as such so I have to ask: Is the opposition prepared to defend itself from the possible attack on them?

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Al Jazeera has a whole section dedicated to this issue: http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/spotlig...nstandoff/

[Younes]

Isn't one of the reasons for the new protests the official budget cut Sudan did in the public sector following the partitions and loosing large oil revenues to South Sudan?
Heard they cut in the public sector, but didn't change the money they transfer to military and buying weapons.
Hope you tip over the government, Insha Allah.

[Nubian_♀_militia]

(06-29-2012 09:05 PM)Younes Wrote:  Isn't one of the reasons for the new protests the official budget cut Sudan did in the public sector following the partitions and loosing large oil revenues to South Sudan?
Heard they cut in the public sector, but didn't change the money they transfer to military and buying weapons.
Hope you tip over the government, Insha Allah.

That is correct Younes ( I remember you btw, how's it going bro?)
Like it was mentioned in the previous articles the spark of the protests came with the new austerity plans that the government have introduced. After losing the revenue from the oil after the section of the south last year the gov. made no changes in its spending for the past year despite the significant loss.
As they have destroyed the agricultue sector after the oiln boom in '99 they have no other major source to depend on.
The deficit this year is 2.4 billion dollars, for a country as poor as Sudan its a disaster. They lifted the fuel subsadies which increased the prices of everything by 60-70% . And of course the military spending has not changed whatsoever.
There is gov. official's son driving a lamborghini for god's sake! That is an abomination in a land where people are half starving!
Anyway there is actually awhole page dedicated to Sudan protests on AlJazeera so you can follow it there:
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/spotlight/sudan/

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(06-29-2012 02:10 PM)YaelTheGreat Wrote:  Although I don't want to see it go down like this, it seems you think it may end up as such so I have to ask: Is the opposition prepared to defend itself from the possible attack on them?

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Al Jazeera has a whole section dedicated to this issue: http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/spotlig...nstandoff/

Sudan has experienced too much wars and death to go down that path again. If the police or anti-riot forces (a special unit dispatched to combat these protests) use live ammunition then we will hounor our martyrs. So far the only thing being used against the police is rocks by a few young protesters. No deaths yet.
But this is a peaceful demonstration سلمية سلمية (peaceful protest) was the chant in Tunis, Egypt, Yemen and Syria. And so it goes in Sudan.

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A few updates and videos on friday's protests:


Sudan detains anti-government protesters
At least 1,000 people reportedly detained and hundreds injured as police respond to mounting anti-government protests.

An estimated 1,000 people have been detained and hundreds injured, many by tear gas, during anti-government protests in Sudan, an activist group has said.
Many elderly people were affected by tear gas, but other injuries came from rubber bullets, exploding tear gas canisters or beatings, an official with the organisation said.

"Some were arrested and released," the official added.

The organisation's figures indicate a dramatic rise in the number of arrests on Friday, the 14th day of anti-regime demonstrations sparked by inflation.

"The figure of those arrested Friday was about 1,000 in the whole country," said the official who asked not to be identified.

Many are still being held in prisons or "ghost houses", the location of which is unknown, he alleged.

"They don't tell you where they are. You are not even allowed to ask," he said.

'Rioters' blamed

Sudan's information minister called the protesters "rioters" who threaten the country's stability.

Ghazi Al-Sadiq, the minister of information, issued an appeal for people "not to allow the rioters to undermine security and stability of the Sudan".

In a statement on the official SUNA news agency, he said Sudanese have the right to peaceful expression without resorting to violence "to allow the enemies to exploit these protests to carry out foreign agendas against the country"
One of those detained is Sudanese journalist Talal Saad, who had brought some freelance photos of the protests to the AFP bureau in Khartoum on Friday.

Armed national security agents raided the bureau, ordered AFP's correspondent to delete the photos, and took Saad away. He has been unreachable for about 21 hours.

Police said in a statement that "some of the rioters" were arrested and would be brought to trial after "small groups" demonstrated in Khartoum and elsewhere.

Police contained the situation "with a minimum use of force", they said.

Witnesses said police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse hundreds of peaceful protesters who had gathered in a square beside the mosque of the opposition Umma party in Khartoum.

One witness said demonstrators carried Sudanese flags and banners reading "The people want the regime to fall", a slogan used by protesters during the Arab Spring uprisings over the past year.

They burned tyres and threw stones at police before running for cover, the witness said.

Similar running battles between protesters and police took place elsewhere in Khartoum, the witness added.

International condemnations

International criticism of Sudan's crackdown increased on Friday with Canada's top diplomat expressing concern.
"We condemn the arrests of bloggers, journalists and political activists that have taken place over the last week and call for their immediate release," John Baird, Canadian foreign minister, said.

Navi Pillay, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has urged the government to avoid "heavy-handed suppression" of protests and to immediately release those detained for exercising their rights to freedom of assembly and expression.

Britain and the United States have also sought the release of those detained for peaceful protest.

On June 30, 1989, Bashir seized power from democratically elected prime minister Sadiq al-Mahdi, who currently leads the Umma party.

Bashir was declared winner of a multi-party election in 2010, but observers from the European Union and the US-based Carter Centre said the ballot failed to come up to international standards.

Bashir is wanted by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide allegedly committed in Sudan's western region of Darfur.

He has played down the demonstrations as small-scale and not comparable to the Arab Spring uprisings in Egypt and elsewhere, maintaining that he himself remains popular.

The Organisation for Defence of Rights and Freedom said on Saturday that "a few hundred" people were injured during the Friday protests.
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