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Tuesday 8 September 2009
September 7, 2009 (KHARTOUM) — A Sudanese journalist whose case has stirred international attention was convicted by a local court today of “indecent clothing” and ordered to pay a fine of 500 pounds ($200). Lubna Hussein, a former (...)
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Monday 24 April 2006
April 23, 2006 (KHARTOUM) — A Sudanese Islamist leader who once protected Al Qaeda supremo Osama Bin Laden was branded an apostate by the country’s Muslim scholars on Sunday for taking a liberal stand on women’s rights. Hassan (...)
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Sunday 21 August 2005
In patriarchal Sudan, where only men can file for divorce, more women are accepting prison time in exchange for a chance at a fresh start.
Aug 21, 2005 (Rumbek) — Crouched in a dank prison ward, Ding Maker admits she broke the law by (...)
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Thursday 28 January 2010
By Manyang Mayom
January 26, 2010 (RUMBEK) — Good News Radio went on air Monday evening, testing its signal for three continuous hours. Broadcasting on 89-FM, the station that is part of Sudan Catholic Radio Network, a community-based (...)
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Monday 9 April 2007
Opheera McDoom is the Reuters correspondent in Sudan where she was one of few resident foreigners when she began her assignment three years ago. In the following story, she describes the elaborate rituals that marked her wedding in (...)
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Thursday 19 February 2009
By John Agou Wuoi
February 18, 2009 (JUBA) — More than 60 rooms and property of unknown value were destroyed by fire at Beijing Juba Hotel in Juba Southern Sudan on Wednesday. No casualties were reported. Firefighters are trying to (...)
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Wednesday 2 July 2003
"The Sudanese government and the National Security Agency must put an end to the confiscation or suspension of local newspapers. The intimidation and harassment of journalists with the attempt of restricting the freedom of the press (...)
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Friday 26 March 2010
March 25, 2010 (KHARTOUM) — The Sudanese president Omer Hassan Al-Bashir today warned that his government will have zero tolerance for those who drink or deal in alcoholic drinks saying they will be whipped under the Islamic Sharia’a (...)
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Saturday 5 May 2007
By Mogga Mark
May 4, 2007 (JUBA) — The goat married to a man at Hai Malakal, Juba, last year has now died. It delivered a baby goat four months ago. The goat, "Rose", was used for sexual intercourse and a man was caught red-handed. (...)
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Tuesday 5 October 2010
By Manyang Mayom
October 4, 2010 (JUBA) — Prostitution in Southern Sudan is on the rise. Juba, the capital city of the semi-autonomous region and a territory belonging to the indigenous Bari tribe is hit by sexual workers and growing (...)
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