Sudan's e-Rebels

The New Arab, Austin Bodetti, On the front lines with Sudan's e-Rebels, and the state hackers targeting them, 16 Oct 2017 "A little-known hacker group operating under the name "Electronic Jihad" (sometimes translated from Arabic as "Cyber Jihad") spearheads the Sudanese government's efforts at cyber-warfare in Darfur, the Blue Nile, and the Nuba Mountains, where rebels representing ethnic minorities have been resisting its authority for decades."

Net cut in Sudan

alarabiya.net, At least seven killed in Sudan as anti-government violence flares article also discusses internet cuts

Sudan Protests - CrowdVoice

Sudan Protests - CrowdVoice

links to Sudan blogger protests.

Sudan detains blogger

The Lede, NYT, Sudan Deports Egyptian Journalist and Detains Bloggers as Protests Continue Sudan deported an Egyptian journalist and briefly detained another prominent blogger on Tuesday, as the authorities attempted to stifle a protest movement that started last week."

Sudan

kansascity.com, Sudan's government crushed protests by embracing Internet, 7 Apr 2011 "Instead of simply shutting off access to the Internet or cutting off cellphone texting, as other regimes did, the Sudanese security services embraced those tools. They even declared "cyber-jihad" against anti-regime organizers.

"Pro-government agents infiltrated anti-government sites, spreading misinformation and looking to triangulate the identities of the chief organizers. They'd barrage Facebook pages with pornography, then report the pages to Facebook for violating the rules."

Just picked up on this - it's still relevant

Sudan

AFP/alarabiya.net, Spurred by Arab uprisings youth call for protests, 20 Mar 2011

Facebook Sudan protests

المسيرة السلمية الأولي في الخرطوم وكل مدن السودان

Use of FB in Sudan to mobilise protest:

South Sudan - Twitter reaction

Amira Al Hussaini, Global Voices, Arab World: Tears Spilled on the Break Up of Sudan, 9 Jan 2011: "South Sudan's independence referendum and the likelihood of its separation today has hit a raw nerve with some Arab netizens. Many worry this could be the first step towards carving up the Middle East. Here's a snapshot of their reactions on microblogging site, Twitter."

Sudan arrests

Reuters, Sudan police arrest women protesting at flogging video, 14 Dec 2010: "Sudanese police arrested dozens of women protesting on Tuesday against laws they say humiliate women after a video of a woman being flogged in public appeared on the Internet."

Sudan 'complaint' against ITU

sudantribune.com, Sudan to lodge complaint against ITU over blocked internet sites, 26 Apr 2010 "The Sudanese Commission for Telecommunication (SCT) announced today that it has filed a formal complaint to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on sites that have been blocked in the Sudan.

"The government sponsored Sudanese Media Center (SMC) quoted Mustafa Abdel-Hafiz Technical Director of SCT as saying that the commission wants to find out the "real reasons" behind the blocking of several sites including Google chrome, Google open code, MSN messenger, Oracle "creating account", Source forge."

US web export

AFP, US to allow web service exports to strict nations.7 Mar 2010 "Washington will allow technology companies to export Internet services to Iran, Cuba and Sudan in a bid to exploit their libertarian potential, The New York Times reported late Sunday."

Sudan: media censorship 'lifted'

meedan.com, Sudan lifts media censorship, 28 Sep 09 "Sudan President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has today lifted restrictions that had left the media in Sudan under state censorship over recent years." Let's see how far this goes.

Sudan

CBS, Sudani Islamist Militant Urge Bashir To Repent, Give Bin Laden U.S. $ 200 Million, 9 Mar 09 "Abu Khabab al Sudani, the leader of Sudanese group called Jamaat al Tawhiid Wal Sunna, addressed Sudanese President Omar al Bashir released an Internet statement. He told him that the ICC arrest warrant against him was a well-deserved result for his violations of the Islamic law, his acceptance of the man-made laws, his adherence to international organizations, treaties and agreements, but most importantly for throwing al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and his followers out of Sudan on the orders of the leaders of “the Zionist-Crusader front.” "

NoTube

anhri.net, Sudan Bans YouTube Website, in an Unacceptable Violation of the Internet and Information Freedoms, 29 Jul 08, "Said the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information –ANHRI.NET today, that the Sudanese government blocked the YouTube Website (www.youtube.com), and made it inaccessible to the internet users in Sudan since 22nd July, where an error message appears stating that the Sudanese National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC) blocked the site was blocked."

Time, The Teddy Bear Tumult's Legacy, 3 Dec 07, "The reaction by most Sudanese to Gibbons' lenient sentence was mostly benign; still, the government's fears of a larger backlash bordered on paranoia. Riot police were deployed, and Internet access to some stories was denied."

BBC News, Bloggers condemn Sudan for arrest, 29 Nov 07 summary of opinions. Also see The Arabist, The teddy bear scandal

AP/IHT, Sudan sentences 10 to death for murder of local newspaper editor, 12 Nov 07 internet thread to this story: the victim Mohamed Taha Mohamed Ahmed, editor of the Al-Wifaqhad, published an article on the internet that was condemned by some parties in Sudan: "Ahmed was a controversial figure in Sudan's Muslim community, having angered Islamists in 2005 when his newspaper republished an article from the Internet that questioned the lineage of the Prophet Muhammad.

"The article upset Muslims of different sects, and some gathered in protest demanding Ahmed's execution. The editor eventually apologized in a letter to the press, saying he did not intend to insult the prophet."