A-Infos (en) France, Monde Libertaire - Sudan, remember! (ca, de, fr, it, pt, tr)[machine translation]

Documentarian Hind Meddeb captures the revolution of young Sudanese men 
and women in 2019, following the overthrow of Omar al-Bashir, who had 
clung to power for some thirty years. Since the previous year, and 
particularly after al-Bashir, a ruthless dictator responsible for 
genocide in Darfur but a docile servant of the IMF, implemented their 
austerity plan, the very young population, supported by union forces in 
the main cities (particularly Atbara), rose up against the tripling of 
the price of bread and other price increases for basic necessities. The 
spirit of rebellion reached Khartoum, where protesters organized a 
sit-in and a permanent encampment in front of the soldiers' 
headquarters. During the vigils of these "night revolutionaries," as 
they call themselves, people sing, slam, and chant their suffering and 
aspirations, in dazzling improvisations, punctuated by the pounding of 
stones against the rails or the beating of iron drums. It is a 
revolution of poets, artists, and pacifists who intend to stay put and 
practice strikes and civil disobedience until the establishment of a 
democratic government, free from the army, tribalism, and Islamist 
influence. A breath of hope lasting 57 days after a thirty-year hiatus.

Ephemeral freedom

The inspiration will be brief. The dictator falls, a handful of officers 
assert themselves, massacring the insurgents by surprise, but, under 
continued pressure from the people, concede that elections will be held 
two years later. Just in time to prepare a putsch, obviously to avoid 
relinquishing control of the country. And all these young people, who 
aspired to democracy, are captured, tortured, and murdered. The luckiest 
go into exile while Sudan is torn between two rival military factions, 
each bombing civilian populations in the other's territories.

The country, after having glimpsed hope, is now sinking deeper than ever 
into the darkness of an interminable civil war with its attendant 
scourges, such as famine and civilian massacres. It must be said that 
Sudanese soil is rich in materials coveted by Western companies, which 
can only exacerbate financial antagonisms. We have to buy weapons and 
drones...

Let's not forget Sudan

Fleeting, these youthfully beautiful faces, these young girls and boys, 
who fight courageously, reciting splendid poetry during tense 
demonstrations, alongside the soldiers who respond with live ammunition, 
who organize solidarity banquets, who paint portraits of their dead on 
the walls, briefly illuminate the darkness of these stupid and murderous 
clashes for power, amidst almost total global media disinterest.

Let's not forget Sudan. Let's not forget our Sudanese anarchist 
companions, with whom contact is rare due to the complete blackout in 
which the country is plunged, and who also fight for our ideas of freedom.

Sudan, Remember, by Hind Meddeb, France, Tunisia, Qatar, 1h16, 2024,
Released in France on May 7, 2025.

Julien Caldironi, Individual FA 49

https://monde-libertaire.fr/?articlen=8444
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