Nigerian Times

10 Mar 2011 14:27 Africa/Lagos Sudan / Crackdown on peaceful protest continues KARTHOUM, March 10, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Sudanese authorities must release over 50 protesters arrested during a peaceful anti-government demonstration in the capital Khartoum, Amnesty International said today. Police and Agents of the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) reportedly beat protesters in Abu Jenzir Square who were calling for an end to President Al Bashir's 21-year rule. Among those arrested are prominent human rights activists, politicians and journalists. Some were arrested at their homes by the NISS. The protest was part of ongoing demonstrations organized by youth groups and opposition parties inspired by the anti-government protests in North Africa. "The Sudanese government must immediately release all demonstrators" said Erwin van der Borght Amnesty International's Africa Director. "The authorities must also investigate all all...

Dear Aisha, It started yesterday. One of the most prophetic Sundays in Southern Sudan, but will the skies no longer be gloomy in Darfur? I know that David must be happy for you. The lanky Senator John Kerry and George “the debonair” Clooney were there. They flew all the way from America to witness the making of history. The week-long independence referendum to free your people of the south from the shackles Khartoum. They joined the crowds sweating in the heat of the Sunday sun. January 9, 2011, will be an unforgettable day in the history of southern Sudan. Nobody seemed tired of standing in the long queues as they were waiting to cast their votes in the last leg of the long march to freedom. The harrowing nightmares of the horrifying and terrifying years of the rampaging devils on horsebacks will no longer haunt your people? Dr. Halima Bashir will no more drink from the pool of the tears of the desert and the sleepless nights of Daoud Hari The Translator of the years of the wrath o...