Le lundi 21 octobre
2013
6時、快晴、27度、40％。
朝9時、Vodashopにてネット契約更新。
12時半、ネット不通。なんというこっちゃ。
スーダン（首都ハルツーム）で反政府デモが先月末以来続いている。デモ隊に対する警察による攻撃が激しい。17日（木）現在210名が警察により殺され、2000名以上が逮捕されているとCSM（『クリスチャン・サイエンス・モニター』）紙電子版が伝えている。しかし、今回のいわば「革命」ともいうべき大規模デモの報道を欧米メディアの多くが伝えていない。丁度NYにいたスーダンの内務大臣は、「警察が事態を把握している、エル・ベシール政権は揺らいでいない、ハルツーム発だというデモ隊の画像は合成写真でエジプト革命のときに撮影されたものだ」。
スーダンで革命がおこりつつあるのかは、『CSモニター』報道だけでは判断がつかないが、欧米メディアが無視しているうちに独裁者アハメド・エル・ベシール体制が瓦解する可能性がないとはいえない状況のようだ。
しかし、もしエル・ベシールが追放されれば、ダルフール問題、南スーダン問題とあわせスーダンがさらなる混乱の時期を迎えることになるかもしれない。
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Sudan is in
revolt. Why isn't anyone listening?
Last week
in the midst of a violent suppression of protest, Sudan's interior minister was
in New York discussing peace and humanity. It was appalling.
By Nada ElSayed,
Guest blogger / October 17, 2013
The
Christian Science Monitor
Despite
mass protests against austerity measures in Sudan in recent weeks -- leaving
about 210 protesters dead and over 2000 arrested and detained -- the
international community, including the United States, has been far too silent.
Despite a
few condemnations, the relations of most countries with Sudan have continued
without interference. Graphic images of injured and dead protesters have spread
widely through social media, visually portraying the story of an incipient
Sudanese revolution and the government’s brutal crackdown in response. The
hopes of opponents to the regime for international solidarity and support have
so far been disappointed.
In fact
many seem to believe the protests are over, despite the fact that hundreds have
been going out on the street.
Last week
the Interior Minister of Sudan, Ibrahim Mohamed Hamed, was in New York to
discuss humanitarian aid access for vaccinations for children under five years
old. The mere fact that the Sudanese government holds these types of services
hostage to politics is appalling.
While in
New York, he also participated in an event in New York hosted by the
International Peace Institute to discuss “how to strengthen the resilience of
communities in Sudan and deliver a more efficient and sustainable humanitarian
response.”
While this
a worthy idea in principle, it sends the wrong message to a country where large
numbers of Sudanese are mourning the deaths of 210 people at the hands of
Sudanese police led by Mr. Hamed and millions more in Darfur, Abyei, South
Kordofan and Blue Nile.
The visit
also provided him with a platform to continue to spread falsehoods that have
been disseminated by the government on the protests, the dire conditions in the
Nuba Mountains, and the rising violence in Darfur.
Hamid gave
a preview of the government’s line in a press conference in Khartoum when he
was asked about the excessive force used against the protesters. According to
him, “The police have it under control…. They have been around for 150 years
and they work with organization and strategy that we trust.” According to him,
the protesters are “saboteurs” who were trying to burn gas stations and
government property, forcing the police to take action to control the
situation.
Meanwhile, videos
of police and military shooting at peacefully demonstrating protesters have
circulated the internet acting as a testament for how the police really have
handled the situation.
When asked
about the graphic images of obviously Sudanese protesters slain by the police,
Hamid cynically answered that they were fabricated images taken from the
Egyptian revolution.
It is the
responsibility of the international community and governments with influence to
make clear that the actions of the Sudanese government are not acceptable.
One way not
to do that is to invite senior officials with bloody hands to events at which
they can showcase their positive spin, while brushing an inconvenient reality
under the rug.
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