Freedom and Change in Sudan: UN consultations received a severe blow

The Alliance of Forces of Declaration of Freedom and Change (the former ruling coalition in Sudan) said that "the international consultations currently taking place in the country have received a severe blow."

The former ruling coalition in Sudan said on Tuesday that "the UN consultations currently taking place in the country have received a severe blow," calling for the formation of an international mechanism to develop a credible political process.

This came in a statement by the Forces of Declaration of Freedom and Change, the former ruling coalition, regarding a message it sent to the Friends of Sudan Forum, which concluded its meeting on Tuesday in Riyadh.

It was not possible to obtain an immediate comment from the United Nations Integrated Mission to Support the Transition in Sudan (UNITAMS), or the Sudanese authorities regarding what the coalition said.

On January 8, the mission announced the launch of preliminary consultations for a comprehensive political process between the Sudanese parties to resolve the country's crisis, and held meetings with the Forces for the Declaration of Freedom and Change, the Communist Party, the Sudanese Congress, resistance committees, women's groups and civil society forces.

Since last October 25, Sudan has exploded with protests, in response to exceptional measures taken by the army commander, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, most notably the imposition of a state of emergency and the dissolution of the Sovereignty Councils and the Transitional Ministers, which political forces consider a "military coup", in exchange for the army's denial.

The coalition said in a statement that it "sent a message on Tuesday to the meeting of the Friends of Sudan," which was held in Riyadh on Tuesday.

The coalition message stated that "the initial consultations launched by the United Nations Integrated Mission in Sudan were dealt a severe blow by the coup authority," without elaborating on details.

She called on the gathering to support the demand for the formation of a high-level international mechanism that would be acceptable to the Sudanese people and compatible with their aspirations.

She stressed the importance of this mechanism helping to develop a credible political process that ends the revolutionary situation completely and establishes a new constitutional framework that fulfills the requirement of full civil authority.

According to a statement issued by the Saudi Foreign Ministry, representatives of the Friends of Sudan Forum met at the headquarters of the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Riyadh to discuss efforts for a peaceful political transition, without making any reference to that message.

The Friends of Sudan Forum was established in 2018, as a group of Arab and international countries and organizations committed to coordinating political and economic support for Sudan.

Tebboune: External borrowing is mortgaging the freedom of our decisions “in defense of just causes such as Palestine and Western Sahara”

Algeria: Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said today, Tuesday, that "external debt mortgages our sovereignty and the freedom of our decisions, and our freedom to defend just causes in the world, especially Western Sahara and Palestine, and Algeria is heading towards a new economic system, based on clean capital."

"There are those who are worried about our sovereignty, but we will continue our path with an unyielding will, so that Algeria will be in its rightful place regionally and internationally, with the support of our People's National Army, and Algeria's non-indebtedness from abroad bothers many parties," he added.

He continued, "The Algerian army is a peaceful army, but it defends Algeria fiercely. Woe to those who attacked Algeria."

In his speech, Tebboune reiterated that "there is no democracy with a weak state, a weakness that stimulates chaos and is forced to compromise principles."

And he considered that “political commentary and freedom of expression are guaranteed, but politely, because they have nothing to do with insulting and cursing, the agent of lies, spreading falsehood, and attempts to bring the state to its knees by twisted means.” (DPA)

It denounced the continued "demonization" of its leaders.. The Tunisian Renaissance calls for the release of all demonstrators

Tunisia - The Tunisian Ennahda movement called for the release of all detained protesters, denouncing the continuing campaign of incitement and demonization against its leaders.

In a statement issued on Tuesday evening, the movement expressed its satisfaction with “the release of the MPs in the overthrown parliament, Seif El-Din Makhlouf and Nidal Al-Saudi, and congratulated them, their families and all free people on this.” And it hopes to complete the release of the rest of the detainees and detainees, and to save the files that target public figures and activists because of their opinions.”

It also renewed its condemnation of “the operations of incitement and demonization, which affect the leaders of the Ennahda movement and its supporters, and the attempt of some eradicating parties to employ lies and rumors to delude the commission of serious crimes away from any judicial charge.” Similar to what affects Professor Deputy and former Minister of Justice Noureddine Al-BuhairiForcibly detained outside the law and without charge. It renews its request for his immediate release, and confirms his refusal to end the brutal hunger strike until the grievance imposed on him is lifted and those involved in his kidnapping and forcible detention are held accountable.

And it called for “the release of all those arrested in connection with the demonstrations celebrating the revolution day on January 14, 2022, and strongly condemns the violent assault on a number of them, especially the brother of the martyr of the revolution, Ahmed Boukadous.” It also calls on human rights organizations and the Authority for the Prevention of Torture to advocate for victims of police repression on January 14, 2022.”

It also denounced “the government’s absence and silence regarding the deterioration of the living conditions of citizens and the high prices that recur daily. In addition to the absence of a viable vision for reviving the national economy, and the preoccupation instead with downloading the unilateral project of the head of state through an electronic consultation that is witnessing a catastrophic failure.

The movement renewed its call on all political actors to "accelerate the presentation of reform alternatives to the political, economic and social conditions in a participatory framework away from exclusivity tendencies and attempts to jump over the difficult reality and spare the country the risks of financial deficit and bankruptcy."

Media and human rights organizations had called on President Qais Saeed to publicly apologize to the demonstrators after they were attacked by the police forces, and to hold all the aggressors and all those who violated the rights of people to move, work, protest and demonstrate peacefully to account.