Tag: Sudan
Sudan police arrest women protesting at flogging video
KHARTOUM: Sudanese police arrested dozens of women protesting on Tuesday against laws they say humiliate women after a video of a woman being flogged in public appeared on the Internet.
Floggings carried out under Islamic law are almost a daily punishment in Sudan for crimes ranging from drinking alcohol to adultery. But vague laws on women's dress and behaviour are implemented inconsistently. One case sparked international furore when Lubna Hussein, a Sudanese UN official,
Floggings carried out under Islamic law are almost a daily punishment in Sudan for crimes ranging from drinking alcohol to adultery. But vague laws on women's dress and behaviour are implemented inconsistently. One case sparked international furore when Lubna Hussein, a Sudanese UN official,
Sudan vote opponents spread confusion
KHARTOUM/JUBA: Opponents of a referendum on independence for south Sudan are threatening lawsuits and spreading confusion to try to disrupt the vote, the chief official running the plebiscite said on Saturday.
The accusation came at a time of heightened tension around the poll, due next month. A southern official for the first time said her party would openly campaign for secession, bringing a warning from the north's ruling party that it might refuse to recognise the result.
The accusation came at a time of heightened tension around the poll, due next month. A southern official for the first time said her party would openly campaign for secession, bringing a warning from the north's ruling party that it might refuse to recognise the result.
Egypt says south Sudan secession looks inevitable
CAIRO: Egypt's foreign minister said a break-up of Sudan looked inevitable because northern and southern officials had made no real effort to keep Africa's biggest country united. A referendum on independence for south Sudan, promised under a 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) that ended decades of civil war, is due to take place on Jan. 9, but preparations are falling behind schedule.
"Since the signing of the CPA there have not been real or serious efforts from either
"Since the signing of the CPA there have not been real or serious efforts from either
