Sudan’s Military Overthrows President Amid Bloody Protests
Apr 11, 2019 Omar al-Bashir's repressive 30-year rule ends as pro-democracy protest organizers denounce the army's takeover.
Sudan Hits Peak Crisis After Months of Massive Protests
Apr 11, 2019 According to one news source, Omar Hassan al-Bashir has stepped down as president of Sudan in the wake of a military coup.
Finding Calcutta in ‘The Heart of Nuba’
Apr 27, 2018 The maker of a documentary about Dr. Tom Catena, the only remaining surgeon in Sudan's war-torn Nuba Mountains, recounts his journey through a world of horror and commitment.Sudanese Airliner Hijacked in Darfur
Aug 27, 2008 Three former rebels linked to the Sudanese Liberation Movement hijacked a commercial Boeing 737 airliner carrying 95 passengers soon after the Sun Air flight left Nyala in Darfur, Sudan, on Tuesday. The plane first tried to stop in Cairo but was denied clearance before going on to land in Libya, according to the BBC.
Sudanese President Rejects Genocide Claims
Jul 15, 2008 Although an International Criminal Court prosecutor has accused Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir of genocide in Darfur, Bashir begs to differ and Sudan is refusing to cooperate with the court. Meanwhile, some United Nations representatives are preparing to leave Sudan as concerns build about a potential violent backlash to the charge.
Dozens Killed in Sudan Plane Crash
Jun 11, 2008 A Sudan Airways passenger jet carrying around 200 people crashed while landing at the Khartoum airport late Tuesday, skidding off the runway during stormy weather, catching fire and splitting in half. Dozens of people on the craft were reported killed after earlier estimates placed the toll much higher.Mosaic Intelligence Report: A Tale of Gitmo Inhumanity
May 4, 2008 Imprisoned for six years without being charged or given a trial, Al Jazeera cameraman Sami al-Haj was finally released from the U.S. Navy prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, late last week. Haj, "emaciated," according to his attorney, because of a hunger strike that began in January 2007, was taken to a hospital and later arrived home in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum.
Sudanese Rally for Execution of British Teacher
Dec 1, 2007 An apparently innocent class exercise, during which British teacher Gillian Gibbons allowed her students in Khartoum, Sudan, to name a teddy bear Muhammad, has led to 15 days of jail time, deportation and now death threats for Gibbons.
Teacher Arrested for Teddy Bear Name Game
Nov 27, 2007 In a particularly delicate situation involving crossed cultural wires, a British primary school teacher in Sudan could face six months in jail, a fine or 40 lashes after allowing her students to name a teddy bear "Muhammad" for a class exercise.
