MagkaSama Team

Sudan: Anti-NCP Global Protests on June 30, 2013

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir came to power in an Islamist-backed coup in 1989.  On Bashir’s 24th coup anniversary, protest rallies will take place around the world. Girifna published a post all the events: Protest Rally in front of the Sudanese Embassy in Washington D.C June...

27 die in rioting in Western China

Chris Buckley reports on The New York Times that at least 27 people died in rioting in far western China on Wednesday. It was the worst spasm of violence for years in Xinjiang, between Uighurs, an overwhelmingly Muslim ethnic minority, and China’s Han majority. “Uighurs once...

USA must not hunt down whistleblower Edward Snowden

Amnesty International declared that the US authorities ‘must not prosecute anyone for disclosing information about the government’s human rights violations, Amnesty International said after Edward Snowden was charged under the Espionage Act‘. The organization also believes...

Support I am a Nuba and Sudan Sunrise for Nuba Day 2013!

I am a Nuba, the Nuba Youth in Diaspora living in the United States of America, and their partner Sudan Sunrise would like you to help Nubans from across the US gather in Des Moines, Iowa, USA on July 5-7 for Nuba Day 2013. They posted a video on Youtube and explain: Help Nubans from...

We are fasting for Darfur. Join us!

On February, we wrote: Support i-ACT and 100-day Fast for Darfur!: 2013 marks the 10th anniversary of the escalation of violence in Darfur. To honor the victims and stand with the survivors, we are tag-team fasting for 100 days, starting on April 6th and ending July 14, 2013. We said we...

Human rights defenders in India, Kirk Whalum for Water, U.S. suspends invitation to Sudanese official

Our weekly round-up of must-read stories you might have missed: Arbitrary arrest and judicial harassment of human rights defenders in India; Kirk Whalum and his campaign 'Double Nickel Kirk for Water'; U.S. suspends invitation to Senior Sudanese Official. - India: Arbitrary arrest and...

The dirty hand of Qatar in Sudan’s conflicts

Dr. Anne Bartlett is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Graduate Program in International Studies at the University of San Francisco. She recently posted about The dirty hand of Qatar in Sudan’s conflicts, published on Sudan Tribune. First, the facts: ‘There is a certain...

The World Food Prize, brought to you by Monsanto

Alex Park on Mother Jones, wrote about Secretary of State John Kerry announcing the recipient of the quarter-million-dollar World Food Prize. His article points out how and why The World Food Prize, brought to you by Monsanto… This is the 10th year that the State Department has...

Iran: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad summoned to criminal court

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad may be in trouble. The Guardian published an article in which we learn that news highlights outgoing president’s waning influence in Iran as ‘unspecified charges’ follow lawsuit from parliament speaker: Iran’s outgoing president, Mahmoud...

Zahra’s paradise, Water, children work as domestic servants, DNA, China in Africa

Our weekly round-up of must-read stories you might have missed: Zahra's paradise: the Iranian woman running for president, Water: the Connecting Link to Climate Change Adaptation, Ten million children work as domestic servants, DNA code sheds light on world-ranging alga and Alexis Okeowo...