Archive for October 27th, 2021
Once commonplace, abuses by state security forces against civilians in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have dropped sharply in the previous year, according to rights groups.Boubacar, whose name has been changed to protect his identity, said last year unid...
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October 27, 2021 Web Desk
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The general leading Sudan’s coup has vowed to usher the country to an elected government. But Abdel-Fattah Burhan has powerful allies, including Gulf nations and a feared Sudanese paramilitary commander, and he appears intent on keeping the military fi...
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October 27, 2021 Web Desk
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Despite the military takeover in Sudan on Monday, Nureldin Satti, Sudan’s ambassador to the United States, remains in his post and vows to continue working with U.S. officials. In an interview with VOA's Nabeel Biajo, Satti said that he rejects the mil...
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October 27, 2021 Web Desk
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The Committee to Protect Journalists says Sudanese military authorities on Tuesday arrested journalist Maher Abugoukh, a manager at Sudan state television, at his home in Khartoum.The military seized power in a coup on Monday.The CPJ said in a press re...
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October 27, 2021 Web Desk
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Here's a look at what U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other top diplomats have been doing this week:SudanThe United States called on Sudanese military forces to release all civilian leaders in detention, amid growing international condemnati...
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October 27, 2021 Web Desk
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