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  • Iran will retaliate with attacks against "nine countries" if the United States strikes Iranian military bases or "petrochemical" facilities, according to an adviser to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.
  • At least 58 recruits were killed and over 200 others were injured when the Houthis launched three ballistic missiles at a training facility in Yemen's Shabwa governate. The death toll is anticipated to rise.
  • After unrest, French authorities impose curfews in some areas of Paris, northern cities, and Nice.
  • After looting damaged thousands of businesses over the weekend, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu warned on Monday that he was ready to declare a state of emergency as authorities struggled to contain ongoing violence.
  • Paul Mackenzie, a self-proclaimed preacher, and 28 accomplices were found guilty by a Mombasa, Kenya, court on Monday of killing 190 children and one adult as members of a well-known Christian starvation cult.

Tag: Sudanese Student Protest

October 1, 2020

Sudanese Women Keep Pushing for Democracy

Sudanese women played a pivotal role in ousting former president Omar al-Bashir in 2019. As Sudan’s transitional government moves toward democracy, for the first time in decades, women are again playing a key role in seeking justice and equality

July 2, 2019

Protesters Rally around the World to...

Sudanese citizens gathered in dozens of cities around the world over the weekend to show solidarity with protesters in their home country demanding the country’s military junta hand power to a civilian government

May 1, 2019

Sudan’s Protest Icon Alaa Salah “Just...

Sudanese student Alaa Salah became a symbol of the country’s uprising against former President Omar al-Bashir after a photo and video of her emerged-on April 10. In the images, Salah is standing on a car in a white, traditional dress, chanting with protesters. But while Salah’s image brought attention to Sudan’s demonstrations, and the front-line role of women, some, including Salah herself, say she has been inflated as an icon of the revolution

April 9, 2019

Sudan Protests Challenging Al-Bashir

Sudan’s months-long anti-government protests reached a new stage over the weekend when tens of thousands of people marked a 1985 military coup with a sit-in at army headquarters. As the protestors called for President Omar al-Bashir step down from his three decades in power, troops unexpectedly confronted government security forces who were trying to break up the protest

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