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#Sudan: “The death toll from the crackdown on a pro-democracy camp has reached +100, with +40 bodies pulled from the Nile, medical groups associated w/demonstrators have said. Internet access has since been cut, restricting protesters from communicating..” theguardian.com/world/video/20…

Amnesty International on Thursday called for international action against #Sudan’s new military rulers and condemned the government’s Rapid Support Forces for what it called a “murderous rampage” against protesters this week. uk.reuters.com/article/uk-sud…

UN pulls staff from #Sudan amid growing global concern @AJENews aje.io/xeu3u

#Sudan opposition rejects military's offer of talks, dozens killed reut.rs/2JY9bAt

“African Union suspends #Sudan over deadly unrest” news.yahoo.com/latest-russia-… via @Yahoo

“It has hardly been a secret that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have gained influence in Sudan following the overthrow of the dictator Omar al-Bashir in April.” google.com/amp/s/amp.theg…

“#Saudi Arabia may claim the #Sudanese crackdown was an independent judgment by the interim leader, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, but the army general has in recent weeks paid visits to Saudi Arabia, the #UAE and #Egypt.” #SudanUprising

The #Saudi regime is a mainstay of counter-revolutionary repression, it always has been, and well before Crown Prince Mohamed Bin Salman’s ascension. Remember his uncle - the late King Abdullah - always supported the military regime in #Egypt, especially so after our revolution.