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Sudan’s gruesome civil war has a new driving force: the meth trade
3 days, 15 hours ago

Sudan’s gruesome civil war has a new driving force: the meth trade

Salon  

In October, a member of the Reddit community r/meth, an online hub for methamphetamine enthusiasts, went viral for a series of posts purporting to be from an active duty soldier in the Sudanese civil war. “I’m not in any specific division, I just happen to be related the militia head, so I was trained a little and got to be …

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Sudan's largest refugee camp was a place of safety. Now there are daily attacks
6 days, 15 hours ago

Sudan's largest refugee camp was a place of safety. Now there are daily attacks

NPR  

Sudan's largest refugee camp was a place of safety. Now there are daily attacks Almost daily attacks on Sudan's largest displacement camp have been blamed on a paramilitary group at war with Sudan's army. AILSA CHANG, HOST: For decades, Sudan's largest refugee camp was a place of safety, until war erupted last year. The attacks have been blamed on a …

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HRW accuses Sudan paramilitaries of widespread sexual violence
1 week ago

HRW accuses Sudan paramilitaries of widespread sexual violence

New Indian Express  

NAIROBI: Human Rights Watch on Monday accused the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and allied militias, at war with the army, of committing widespread sexual violence in southern Sudan. It is the latest such report by international monitors alleging sexual violence during Sudan's 20-month war which has led to what the United States called the world's worst humanitarian crisis. In its …

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Bangladesh third most dangerous place for journalists after Palestine and Pakistan
1 week, 3 days ago

Bangladesh third most dangerous place for journalists after Palestine and Pakistan

Op India  

As the new year 2025 draws closer, a crucial report by the ‘Reporters without Borders’ has revealed that the country of Bangladesh has emerged as one of the most dangerous countries for journalists. As per the 2024 Round-up published by RSF, Palestine is the most dangerous country for journalists, followed by Pakistan and Bangladesh. As per the report, both India’s …

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45 killed, 28 injured in paramilitary forces attacks: Sudanese army
1 week, 3 days ago

45 killed, 28 injured in paramilitary forces attacks: Sudanese army

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-12-13 20:11 KHARTOUM - At least 45 civilians were killed and 28 others injured in an artillery shelling by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on residential neighborhoods and displacement camps in western Sudan, the Sudanese army said Friday. "Neighborhoods and camps in El Fasher city witnessed a significant massacre yesterday, as a result of deliberate shelling by …

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45 killed, 28 injured in paramilitary forces attacks: Sudanese army
1 week, 3 days ago

45 killed, 28 injured in paramilitary forces attacks: Sudanese army

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-12-13 20:11 KHARTOUM - At least 45 civilians were killed and 28 others injured in an artillery shelling by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on residential neighborhoods and displacement camps in western Sudan, the Sudanese army said Friday. "Neighborhoods and camps in El Fasher city witnessed a significant massacre yesterday, as a result of deliberate shelling by …

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UAE has long been accused of supplying weapons to Sudan rebels. Here's how it's happening
1 week, 3 days ago

UAE has long been accused of supplying weapons to Sudan rebels. Here's how it's happening

Firstpost  

Since the start of the war, dozens of cargo planes from the United Arab Emirates have landed at a small airstrip in eastern Chad. Image sources: Amnesty International/Reuters Since Sudan’s civil war broke out in April 2023, multiple allegations have surfaced accusing the United Arab Emirates of supplying arms to Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces. The UAE has rejected allegations of …

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Media groups condemn Israel over Gaza journalist ‘massacre’
1 week, 4 days ago

Media groups condemn Israel over Gaza journalist ‘massacre’

Al Jazeera  

Two separate reports from media freedom organisations that analysed the deaths of reporters worldwide this year found Israel carried out a “massacre” of journalists in Gaza, an accusation denied by the Israeli government. An annual report published by Reporters Without Borders on Thursday found the Israeli army killed 18 journalists – two in Lebanon and 16 in Gaza – as …

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Sudan bombardments: At least 127, mostly civilians, killed in two days
1 week, 5 days ago

Sudan bombardments: At least 127, mostly civilians, killed in two days

CNN  

Reuters — At least 127 people, mostly civilians, were killed in Sudan on Monday and Tuesday by barrel bombs and shelling from the warring sides, rights activists said. More than eight barrel bombs hit the market in the North Darfur town of Kabkabiya on Monday, the pro-democracy Al-Fashir Resistance Committee said. Khartoum State Government via Reuters An image shared by …

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Dozens of civilians killed in two days of intense fighting in Sudan
1 week, 5 days ago

Dozens of civilians killed in two days of intense fighting in Sudan

Al Jazeera  

More people killed in North Darfur and Greater Khartoum attacks as fighting between the army and the RSF turns bloodier. Dozens of people have been killed over two days in Sudan as fighting between the army and the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces intensifies, according to officials, activists and rights groups. On Monday, an air attack on a busy market …

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Ford Foundation-funded RSF gives Ravish Kumar independence prize
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Ford Foundation-funded RSF gives Ravish Kumar independence prize

Op India  

On 3rd December, Reporters Without Borders held its 32nd edition of the Press Freedom Awards in Washington, DC. According to its 2023 financial statement, the European Commission MFA, AIDS, Front Line, Oak Foundation, NHRF TAPIEI, MOF Danida Taiwan, Ford Foundation, OSF Core Support, and others are among the top funders of RSF. NED operates with a high degree of transparency …

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Threat of RSF invasion looms over el-Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Threat of RSF invasion looms over el-Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur

Al Jazeera  

Displaced people are taking up arms to defend themselves against the paramilitary and the atrocities it is known for. “Since 2004, the Janjaweed has been raping us and killing women and girls.” RSF closing in By November 2023, the RSF had conquered four Darfur states – South, East, West and Central – and looked like it would soon take the …

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From “satisfactory” to “problematic”: How Congress crushed free speech in 2024
2 weeks, 6 days ago

From “satisfactory” to “problematic”: How Congress crushed free speech in 2024

Salon  

A 2024 Pew Research Center poll found that a remarkable 73 percent of adult Americans believe a free press is either extremely or very important to the well-being of society—though only a third of those polled believe that US media are completely free to report news. Citing reports by the Associated Press and the Columbia Journalism Review, the Pew Research …

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US envoy sees no ‘political appetite’ among Sudan’s combatants to end the country’s devastating war
1 month ago

US envoy sees no ‘political appetite’ among Sudan’s combatants to end the country’s devastating war

Associated Press  

ROME — The U.S. special envoy for Sudan said Thursday, just days after his first visit to the war-wrecked country since taking his post, that he doesn’t see enough of “political appetite” from the warring parties to reach a resolution to the conflict. Tom Perriello, who was appointed as special envoy in February, travelled to Port Sudan on Monday to …

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40 killed in central Sudan paramilitary attack on village: Medic
1 month ago

40 killed in central Sudan paramilitary attack on village: Medic

Deccan Chronicle  

Port Sudan: An attack by paramilitary forces that began Tuesday evening has left 40 people dead, a medic told AFP from a central Sudan village, following a month of escalating violence in Al-Jazira state. “All 40 people suffered direct gunshot wounds,” the medic said from Wad Rawah Hospital, just north of Wad Oshaib village, requesting anonymity for their own protection …

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He's 14. He loves soccer. He's the sole caregiver for his little twin brothers
1 month, 1 week ago

He's 14. He loves soccer. He's the sole caregiver for his little twin brothers

NPR  

He's the sole caregiver for his little twin brothers toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR When I meet him, 14-year-old Mahamat Djouma is doing what many teenagers do in their spare time: dribbling a soccer ball with his foot. "Nobody's looking out, really, for people who fall through the cracks of assistance because there are too many new people coming in," says …

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French weapons system found in Sudan is likely violation of U.N. arms embargo, says Amnesty
1 month, 1 week ago

French weapons system found in Sudan is likely violation of U.N. arms embargo, says Amnesty

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Armored vehicles manufactured by the United Arab Emirates and equipped with French defense systems have been captured by the Sudanese army during the civil war in Sudan, Amnesty International says. “The French government must ensure that Lacroix Defense and KNDS France immediately stop the supply of this system to the UAE.” In response to the Amnesty International report, …

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Visualising the war in Sudan: Conflict, control and displacement
1 month, 1 week ago

Visualising the war in Sudan: Conflict, control and displacement

Al Jazeera  

The world’s worst internal displacement crisis, with at least 14 million people uprooted from their homes, is in Sudan. Other groups, including Darfur Communal Militia, Darfur Arab Militia, Sudan People’s Liberation Movement, Twic Clan Militia and others have been behind the remaining 1,068 of attacks. 14 million people displaced The UN has warned that Sudan is facing the world’s worst …

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Sudan war death toll much higher than previously recorded, new study finds
1 month, 1 week ago

Sudan war death toll much higher than previously recorded, new study finds

Al Jazeera  

Researchers estimate 60,000 deaths in Khartoum state in war’s first 14 months, far higher than other assessments. The number of people dying due to the war in Sudan is likely far higher than previous estimates, according to a new study. ‘New phase of brutality’ Sudan’s war broke out in April 2023 amid a power struggle between Sudan’s army and the …

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Allies providing Sudan’s warring parties with weapons are ‘enabling the slaughter,’ UN official says
1 month, 1 week ago

Allies providing Sudan’s warring parties with weapons are ‘enabling the slaughter,’ UN official says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. political chief accused allies of Sudan’s warring military and paramilitary forces on Tuesday of “enabling the slaughter” that has killed more than 24,000 people and created the world’s worst displacement crisis. “It is illegal, and it must end.” She didn’t name the countries funding and providing weapons to Sudan’s military and the paramilitary Rapid Support …

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UN calls for end of weapons supplies to Sudan’s warring parties
1 month, 1 week ago

UN calls for end of weapons supplies to Sudan’s warring parties

Al Jazeera  

The United Nations has said continued weapons supplies to Sudan’s warring military and paramilitary forces are “enabling the slaughter” and must stop, with civilians bearing the brunt of the conflict. Both the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are escalating their military operations and recruiting new fighters fuelled by “considerable” external support and a steady flow of …

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US sanctions RSF commander accused of rights abuses in Sudan’s Darfur
1 month, 1 week ago

US sanctions RSF commander accused of rights abuses in Sudan’s Darfur

Al Jazeera  

Abdel Rahman Juma Barkalla is accused of leading a campaign marred by sexual and ethnically motivated violence. The United States has imposed sanctions on Abdel Rahman Juma Barkalla, whom it says is responsible for human rights abuses in West Darfur. The US Department of the Treasury outlined a series of sanctions against the commander, head of the Rapid Support Forces’ …

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Remarkably resilient refugees: A teen on his own, a woman who was raped
1 month, 1 week ago

Remarkably resilient refugees: A teen on his own, a woman who was raped

NPR  

Remarkably resilient refugees: A teen on his own, a woman who was raped toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR Editor's note: This story contains descriptions of sexual assault. toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR When Mahamat is not home to watch his brothers, they spend time in a section of the camp that aid groups like World Vision and UNICEF have turned into a …

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Rights group calls for international force to protect Sudanese amid a rampage by paramilitaries
1 month, 1 week ago

Rights group calls for international force to protect Sudanese amid a rampage by paramilitaries

Associated Press  

CAIRO — A leading rights group on Monday called for an international force to protect civilians in war-torn Sudan amid reports that a notorious paramilitary group has killed dozens of civilians and committed widespread rapes during a rampage in a province neighboring Khartoum. Human Rights Watch said the RSF has “killed, injured, and unlawfully detained scores of civilians and raped …

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