GroundReport Recognition Award Feb. 22
Region: SudanThe GroundReport recognitinon awards will now be coming weekly highlighting the very best articles from GroundReport each week. The winning articles represent the highest quality journalism from across the site. Each winner receives a cash prize, and we will be recognizing the articles by posting them on the front page of Ground Report. The winner this week is user Mohamedain02 for the article Al-Qaeda-Linked Groups f... more
Views: 828South Sudanese Athlete to Compete in 2012 Olympics
Region: Sudan
Written by Richard Wanjohi This post is part of our Special Coverage London Olympics 2012 [1] South Sudan athlete, Guor Marial, will be participating in the London 2012 Olympics, but not under his country's flag. Marial will be competing in the longest race of the Games – the men’s marathon–as an independent. [2] South Sudan is the youngest country in the world. It formally declared independ... more
Views: 1618Sudan: Attempts at Consolidating Leadership Fail to Add Momentum
Region: Sudan
By IWPR contributor, Simon Jennings Although leading Sudanese opposition parties came together last week to back the grassroots movement for regime change, the move has so far failed to take the ongoing street demonstrations to a new level. The Umma Party, Communist party, and Popular Congress Party – all part of the National Consensus Forces, an opposition umbrella group &ndas... more
Views: 1002Sudanese Blogger Speaks Out About Arrest And Interrogation
Region: SudanBy Amira Al Hussaini This post is part of our special coverage Sudan Revolts [1]. Sudanese blogger Maha Elsanosi [2] vividly describes [3]her three days of interrogation at the National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS), after being arrested in Sudan. In her must-read post, Maha, who is our Global Voices Online author for Sudan, recounts: During my first detention, I faced 4 hours of emotional abuse. O... more
Views: 997Sudan: Student Protests Indicate Action For A Regime Change
Region: SudanPresident under increasing pressure as student protests gather pace, but opposition forces still lack coherence. By Simon Jennings - International Justice - ICC Student-led demonstrations coupled with growing frustration among sections of Sudan’s broader population provide the strongest indications yet of a real push... more
Views: 1729I reject the proposition that peace is through dependence on Sudan, says Kiir
Region: SudanThe president of the Republic of South Sudan Salva Kiir Mayardit at the open of the second session of the National Legislature has disclosed that he personal has reject the proposition that the best way to peace with Sudan is through dependence on Sudan. “No nation can prosper by surrendering control of its economy to another nation and I want to assure you that we will resolve this impasse and we will do so in ... more
Views: 656South Sudan: Blogging the Newest Country in the World
Region: SudanWritten by Ndesanjo Macha South Sudan declared its independence on 9 July 2011 to become the world's newest country [1]. South Sudan held a referendum [2] on January 9, 2011, on whether or not it should remain a part of Sudan as part of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the Khartoum central government and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement. Below is a list of blogs with regular reports, ana... more
Views: 878Darfur Refugees Still Fear Returning Home
Region: SudanDespite peace agreement and UN backing, many say it is not yet safe to go home. By Janet Anderson, Tajeldin Adam, Zakia Yousif - International Justice - ICC More than 100,000 people uprooted by conflict in the Darfur region of western Sudan have returned home since early 2011 as the conflict there begins to cool, according to United Nations officials. But the vast majority of displaced ... more
Views: 1274Darfur Students Under Pressure in Sudan
Region: SudanConcerns about unfair targeting of young people from western region. By Blake Evans-Pritchard, Zakia Yousif, Tajeldin Abdhalla Legal experts in the Darfur region of western Sudan are concerned at the violent suppression of student protests and the apparent lack of judicial redress when deaths occur. At the end of January, two students died and dozens were injured when police waded in ... more
Views: 1056Darfur Women Take on Hard Labour
Region: SudanGruelling, poorly-paid construction work seen as only way of earning an income. By Blake Evans-Pritchard, Zakia Yousif Across the Darfur region of western Sudan, female workers weighed down by heavy buckets are a common sight on building sites. The work is arduous and the pay pitiful, but many women in Darfur have no other way of earning a living. “This work is very h... more
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