Sudanese authorities find mass grave for 28 officers killed by Bashir in 1990

Sudanese president Omar al Bashir speaking at the Friendship Hall in Khartoum following the recapture of Heglig by his forces after brief capture by South Sudan army in April 2012 (Photo credit: Getty Images)

July 24, 2020 (SSNN) – Sudanese authorities have announced that they have found a mass grave that most likely contains remains of 28 army officers executed in 1990 for plotting an attempted coup against the former President Omar al-Bashir. According to the public prosecutor, the officers were executed in mysterious circumstances after a quick military trial one year after Bashir […]

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Ex-Sudanese president back to court over 1989 coup

Sudan's former president Omar Hassan al-Bashir stands guarded inside a cage at the courthouse where he is facing corruption charges, in Khartoum, Sudan, August 19, 2019 (Photo credit: Reuters)

July 21, 2020 (SSNN) – Sudan’s former long-serving President Omar al-Bashir faces trial starting Tuesday in Khartoum over the military coup that brought him to power in 1989. Al-Bashir is already behind bars for corruption, but AFP reports that he could face the death penalty if convicted in the new charge. The 76-year-old is accused alongside 16 others. The trial […]

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Sudan’s al-Bashir rushed to hospital over COVID-19 symptoms

May 29, 2020 (SSNN) — Former Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir and seven former members of his regime, who are being held in Khartoum prisons, have been transferred to hospitals in the capital; three with chronic conditions, three with confirmed Covid-19, and two, including Al Bashir, with suspected coronavirus symptoms, Sudan’s Public Prosecution reports. In a statement on Wednesday, the Public […]

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ICC says awaiting al-Bashir’s handover by Sudanese authorities

Sudan's president Omar al-Bashir looks on during The India-Africa Summit in New Delhi on January 2, 2014 (Photo by: Prakash Singh, AFP)

May 10, 2020 (SSNN) –The International Criminal Court said on Saturday, that it was “still awaiting a formal commitment and a serious move” from the Sudanese authorities to ensure that former president Omar al-Bashir and four other members of his regime appear in the Hague-based court to face justice. Al-Bashir, who was overthrown by the military in 2019 after a […]

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