Sudan

An Uprising in Sudan Threatens to Dismantle Three Decades of Authoritarian Rule

For nearly 30 years, President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has ruled Sudan with an authoritarian zeal that ranks him among the world's most notorious dictators, accused of severe human-rights abuses, corruption and economic incompetence. Sanctions and...

By Aryn Baker January 24, 2019

Sudan Court Repeals Death Sentence of Teen Raped by Husband

Noura Hussein, 19, stabbed her husband to death after he allegedly raped her

By Casey Quackenbush June 27, 2018

Sudanese Teen Appeals Death Penalty for Killing Her Rapist

Naomi Campbell, Mira Sorvino and Emma Watson have joined the campaign to overturn her sentence

By Laignee Barron May 25, 2018

An American Lobbying Firm Is Helping Sudan's Vile Regime

Earlier this summer, K Street law and lobbying firm Squire Patton Boggs inked a contract with the Sudanese government aimed at removing U.S. sanctions on that regime. The firm will be paid $40,000 a month...

By George Clooney and John Prendergast July 6, 2017

Tom Catena: Aid Must Go Where It Is Most Needed, Even Amid War and Disease

The international community needs to do more to help

By Tom Catena April 24, 2017

Bin Laden's Will Shows a Terror Leader Left Behind by Contemporary Jihad

The release of bin Laden's last will and testament shows a man who was already being surpassed by his brutal successors in terror

By Karl Vick March 8, 2016

India Prepares to Host Sudan's al-Bashir Despite War-Crimes Charges

The African leader is wanted by the International Criminal Court

By Swati Gupta / New Delhi October 23, 2015

Inside Calais's Deadly Migrant Crisis

The desperate conditions that are driving migrants to risk their lives to make it to the U.K.

By Naina Bajekal/Calais August 1, 2015

The Sudanese President's Escape Highlights the Determination of African Lawyers

Creative lawyering is helping to put international criminal justice back in vogue

By John Prendergast and Akshaya Kumar June 15, 2015

Sudan's President Escapes Arrest

South Africa's failure to arrest Omar al-Bashir is a further blow to the credibility of the International Criminal Court

By Aryn Baker June 15, 2015

World’s First 'Crowdsourced Country' Campaign Aims to Solve World Hunger

Jeremiah Heaton hopes to establish an agricultural research center on a slice of unclaimed land to help solve the world's food shortages

By Helen Regan May 12, 2015

Sudan Finance Minister Pushes Washington to Lift Sanctions

Sudanese minister of finance and national economy Bader Eldin Mahmmoud Abbas Mukhtar visited Washington recently to lobby the United States to lift sanctions and remove the country from a list of states that sponsor terrorism....

By Elizabeth Dias April 27, 2015

Sudan's Foreign Minister Denies War Crimes As UN Moves Toward New Sanctions

The United Nations Security Council threatened new sanctions Thursday against Sudan's government, and United States Ambassador to the U.N., Samantha Power, accused the country of "obstruction, harassment and direct attacks that have impeded efforts to...

By Elizabeth Dias February 12, 2015

The Forgotten War in Sudan

The world has moved on, but the suffering continues

By Elizabeth Dias February 12, 2015

Sudanese Government Denies Mass Military Rape

A Human Rights Watch investigation released at the United Nations on Wednesday reports that Sudanese army troops raped at least 221 women and girls during a 36-hour attack on the Darfur town of Tabit that...

By Elizabeth Dias February 11, 2015

Five Best Ideas of the Day: January 21

1. China’s scramble to lock up resources in Africa has forced it to act more like a conventional superpower. By Richard Javad Heydarian in Medium 2. Adaptive learning technology can give educators tools to keep...

By The Aspen Institute January 21, 2015

These Are the Elections to Watch Around the World in 2015

From Greece to Argentina, elections could transform the international political landscape

By Noah Rayman December 31, 2014

Five Best Ideas of the Day: December 2

1. Let’s push for more college-educated cops. By Keli Goff in the Daily Beast 2. As strongmen — often U.S. allies — attempt to lock up lifetime power, an African democracy movement takes shape. By...

By The Aspen Institute December 2, 2014

Obama Hosts African Leaders Amid Grumbling Over Record

Putting aside Gaza, Iraq and other distractions, Obama focuses on legacy

By Jay Newton-Small August 5, 2014

Woman Escapes Sudan After Refusal to Deny Faith

Mariam Yahya Ibrahim and her family landed in Italy en route to a new life in the U.S.

By Noah Rayman July 24, 2014

Sudanese woman cleared of death sentence re-arrested

A Sudanese woman was arrested once again a day after a court overturned her death sentence issued on charges of apostasy, her lawyer told Bloomberg News. A Sudanese court sentenced Meriam Yehia Ibrahim to die...

By Laura Stampler June 24, 2014

Sudanese Woman Sentenced to Death for Apostasy Freed

After giving birth in jail, Meriam Ibrahim finally reunites with her husband.

By Hannah Goldberg June 23, 2014

Protesters Rally at the White House to Free Meriam

Protestors want the Obama administration to help save a Christian woman sentenced to death in Sudan.

By Becca Stanek June 13, 2014

Christian 'apostate' sentenced to death in Sudan gives birth in jail

Meriam Yahya Ibrahim, 27, was sentenced to death for marrying a Christian and refusing to convert to Islam

By Laura Stampler May 27, 2014

Sudan's Real Crisis Is the Disregard for Female Life

The death sentence for a pregnant Sudanese woman who refuses to renounce her Christian faith shows that the government's depravity extends far beyond religion and deep into the heart of humanity.

By Kimberly L. Smith May 16, 2014

Sudanese Woman Sentenced to Death After Marrying Christian

A Sudanese woman who was born to a Muslim father was sentenced to death by hanging for marrying a Christian man

By Barbara Tasch May 15, 2014

Report: Eritreans Enslaved and Tortured in Refugee Camps

Refugees meet trouble in Egypt and Sudan

By Maddy Fry / London February 11, 2014

Famine as a Weapon: It's Time to Stop Starvation in Sudan

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By George Clooney December 8, 2011

After Fueling Sudan's Revolution, Women Are Being Sidelined

The Fight to Save Sudan from the Counterrevolution

Sudan’s Military Calls for Election After Violent Crackdown on Protesters

It's Business as Usual for Russians in Sudan, Despite Bashir's Fall