“We’ve been ruled by military dictatorships for over 50 years. We cannot accept another one.”
Tag Archives: Sudan
“A new Arab Spring?”
“East London rs21 held a meeting in May 2019 on the uprisings in Algeria, Sudan and Morocco. The speakers discussed the movements demanding change, the counter-revolutionary forces lining up against them, and the role of international solidarity.“
Posted in crisis, In The News, resistance, revolt, rights, tyranny
Tagged Algeria, Arab Spring, Morocco, Sudan
“In solidarity with the Sudan revolution”
“After months of protests, strikes, occupations, the Sudanese state has unleashed a wave of repression against the insurrection. Yet even in face of this terror, millions have now joined a general strike to bring down the regime. Rebellions are contagious, and with Algeria also in revolt, the region’s authoritarians sense fear; the moment when everything becomes possible.”
Posted in freedom, Nota Bene, revolution, tyranny
Tagged Algeria, Arab Spring, Sudan
“‘Inspiring’ protester becomes symbol of resistance for Sudanese women”
“The image is striking: a young woman, alone, standing above the crowd, urging them on with songs of revolution.”
Posted in fraternity, gender, In The News, revolt, revolution
Tagged Sudan
David D. Kirkpatrick: “Hopes Raised during the Arab Spring are being Revived Across North Africa”
“The hopes inspired by the Arab Spring uprisings of 2011 soured long ago. But across North Africa, the reverberations are coursing through the region once again, shaking autocratic governments and posing new questions about the future. Veterans of the Arab Spring struggles say the scenes feel like flashbacks to chapters of a common story. … But the setbacks and disillusionment are familiar as well.”
Posted in freedom, governance, In The News, justice, power, resistance, rights, tragic politics, tyranny
