Sudan’s 2019 Revolution The Power of Civil Resistance admin, April 28, 2021April 3, 2024 Stephen Zunes’ April 2021 report* reviews the chronology of the resistance struggle in Sudan, the critical role of nonviolent discipline, other factors contributing to the movement’s success, and the current political situation. It seeks to explain how the movement was able to succeed despite enormous odds against it and what… Continue Reading
Sudan’s Democratic Revolution is Being Undermined by the United States admin, June 20, 2020April 3, 2024 Economic recovery from decades of autocratic misrule is critical for Sudan’s civilian-led transitional government to establish legitimacy and survive ongoing threats from reactionary forces. The United States, however, is maintaining its punitive sanctions, effectively punishing the country for the sins of the dictatorship the Sudanese people overthrew last year. Continue Reading
INTERVIEW: The Sudanese Ousted a Dictator Last Year—Why Is Washington Still Imposing Sanctions? admin, March 20, 2020August 14, 2024 INTERVIEW: Middle East scholar Stephen Zunes talks about Sudan’s hopeful but uncertain future in the wake of its peaceful democratic revolution. Continue Reading
Sudan’s Democratic Revolution: How They Did It admin, February 26, 2020August 14, 2024 Conditions under Sudan’s oppressive autocratic regime did not fit into what Western analysts see as the right ones for a successful pro-democracy civil resistance movement and yet they have emerged victorious—at least for now. Among other things, its success points to perhaps the single most important factor: nonviolent discipline. Continue Reading
How Sudan’s Pro-Democracy Uprising Challenges Prevailing Myths about Civil Resistance admin, April 22, 2019August 14, 2024 A powerful pro-democracy civil insurrection in Sudan which has ousted a longstanding dictator and his successor is still in progress, but Sudanese are hopeful for a full democratic transition. Continue Reading
INTERVIEW: Why Sudan’s Dictator Fell and What Comes Next? admin, April 12, 2019August 14, 2024 LINK: https://www.risingupwithsonali.com/2019/04/12/why-sudans-dictator-fell-and-what-comes-next/ DOWNLOAD AUDIO (MP3): https://ia601505.us.archive.org/27/items/20190412StephenZunes/2019_04_12_Stephen_Zunes.mp3 Continue Reading
Sudan’s protests become civil insurrection admin, July 6, 2012August 15, 2024 A growing anti-government movement consisting of nonviolent demonstrations as well as scattered rioting is beginning to threaten the Sudanese dictatorship of Omar al-Bashir, an indicted war criminal, who has ruled this large North African nation for twenty-three years. Beginning as protests against strict austerity measures imposed three weeks ago, the chants of the protesters have escalated to “the people want to overthrow the regime,” the line heard in recent uprisings in other Arab countries, including Egypt, Yemen, Libya, Bahrain and Syria. Continue Reading