London for Sudan has sent details of an upcoming demo that will mark seven years since the 2018 Sudanese revolution:
Ongoing war in Sudan
The proxy counter-revolutionary war in Sudan is more than a distant tragedy. It’s a UK-backed atrocity. We are witnessing one of the most heinous and documented crimes in modern history.
Rivers of blood, visible even from satellite images, mark a catastrophe that shames humanity and challenges our collective conscience.
This Saturday, 20 December, we are marching in London once again to commemorate the bravery of the Sudanese people who, seven years ago, rose up to demand an end to oppression, militarism, and dictatorship.
Sparked by rising living costs and the worsening economic conditions across Sudan, in 2019, President Omar al-Bashir was ousted in a military coup, ending his 30-year dictatorship.
The Sudanese revolution stands as a symbol of resistance, with grassroots efforts for the freedom of the Sudanese people and a transition to a democratic civilian rule.
We are taking to the streets of London to demand urgent action, accountability, an end to the genocide and atrocities:
Saturday 20 December
1:00pm
START: Church St, Edgware Rd, W2 1EB | END: Marble Arch
The world’s largest humanitarian catastrophe
Since the outbreak of war on 15 April 2023, the people of Sudan have endured unimaginable suffering due to the ongoing conflict between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). They persist in their struggle for power, control, and resources, while the civilian death toll continues to rise.
Since the conflict erupted in April 2023:
14 million people have been forcibly displaced and entire regions are being decimated, from Darfur to Bara to Kordofan to Al Obeid and beyond.
More than 25.6 million people are facing acute hunger, with regions such as Darfur reaching the level 5 IPC – the highest and most severe Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, with numerous hunger-related deaths being reported. This is a completely human-made famine.
Displaced families are living in dire conditions, lacking basic necessities for survival from clean water, food, shelter and healthcare, to protection and psychological support.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE)-funded RSF has seized El-Fasher for its strategic importance, forcing thousands to flee the humanitarian hub for Sudan’s five Darfur states. The militia has launched a multi-front genocidal assault, carrying out ethnic cleansing and sexual violence.
A deepening crisis due to global complicity, inaction and power-driven destruction
There is no denying that the UK has a hand at enabling this destruction. Recent reports seen by the UN Security Council have raised serious concerns about UK arms exports to the UAE, one of the UK’s biggest arms customers.
Over the past three years, the UK has exported £417m worth of weapons. British-made military equipment has been found in combat zones being used by the genocidal RSF.
A whistleblower has accused the Foreign Office of censoring warnings of genocide in Sudan, with an analyst claiming UK officials deleted alerts about the threat of genocidal violence by paramilitaries to protect the UAE. This is fuelling the world’s largest humanitarian crisis.
The RSF can only sustain itself in carrying out these brutal assaults with the extensive backing of the UAE. For years, the UAE has funded and armed the militia, smuggling weapons into Sudan under the guise of humanitarian aid, and siphoning valuable minerals directly to infamous Emirati gold markets.
Its aim is to secure economic and political control by destabilising Sudan, controlling ports, and exploiting Darfur’s mineral and agricultural resources, all the while ensuring mayhem in one of the worlds most advantageous regions.
The Sudanese people have endured unimaginable suffering from the conflict between the RSF and SAF. Sudan is being torn apart in a proxy counter-revolutionary war fuelled by foreign interests in gold, resources, and Red Sea access, with global powers like the UAE, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Russia, China, Iran, Turkey, US and the UK pulling the strings. The pursuit of power and resources is at the cost of countless Sudanese lives and it must end now.
Why should the media cover the Sudan demo?
This demonstration was brought together by diverse groups from the Sudanese community, uniting both young and older generations. Covering this demonstration offers a chance to reveal the hypocrisy of international politics and amplify Sudanese voices silenced by violence and neglect.
This demonstration is a call for the media to do its job: shine a spotlight on this grotesque human tragedy. This proxy counter-revolutionary war bears Western fingerprints, with the UK and US deeply implicated. Yet media coverage barely scratches the surface. This protest demands an end to the apathy, pushing for urgent media attention to address the vested interests of global powers sustaining the conflict.
It’s time for the UK to take action to prevent further atrocities. You can view the list of our current demands for the UK government.
Help us amplify the cause for a free Sudan and the liberation of all Sudanese people. Join us in letting the world know that the people of El-Fasher, Darfur and Sudan will not be forgotten, but rather fought and advocated for.
Featured image via Dabanga Sudan / Amgad Abdelgadir
By The Canary
This post was originally published on Canary.