Solidarity with the people of Sudan

The Communist and Workers’ Parties undersigning this statement have consistently supported the struggle of the Sudanese people for peace, democracy, human rights and social justice.

Since 19^th December 2018 we have closely followed the struggle of the Sudanese working people against the repression meted out to the political forces daring to challenge the dictatorial regime which has been in power since 1989.  Millions of people from all corners of Sudan have joined the peaceful struggle for a bona fide transition to democracy. For nearly four months people have taken to the streets to voice their demand for a genuine end to dictatorship and real change.

We have noted the attempt by the military forces of Sudan to take over the political power in the country, removing Omar al-Bashir on 11 April and forming a Military Transitional Council (MTC).  The MTC initially declared a three-month state of emergency and has stated that it will only transfer power to civilian democratic forces after two years. The people of Sudan and their democratic political forces have rejected the move by the military forces which have been integral to the dictatorial regime and lack any legitimacy.

While the people of Sudan have rejected the emergency declared by the MTC as illegitimate, the USA, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and UAE have already recognised the MTC.  We have noted with concern the news of the meeting of Steven Koutsis, the US envoy in Sudan, with Mohammad Hamdan Daglo, the deputy head of the MTC, in the compound of the presidential palace in Khartoum.  Daglo is the commander of the Rapid Support Forces, essentially comprising of the infamous Janjaweedmilitia who for fifteen years have been reigning terror upon Darfur and are responsible for crimes against humanity in the murder of tens of thousands of people there.  The Sudanese political opposition are deeply worried about the nature of the US diplomats’ activities and their implications for the future of democracy in Sudan.

The Forces for Freedom and Change, including the Sudanese Communist Party, have called for further intensified mass united actions to thwart all conspiracies hatched by the USA and its regional reactionary allies to impose the project of ‘soft landing’ with the aim of frustrating the struggle for a secular, independent and democratic government.   

The Communist workers parties undersigning this statement support the masses of Sudanese working people protesting in the streets of the capital and other major cities and towns around the country with their slogans “Freedom, Peace and Revolution is the People’s Choice”.

We declare our internationalist solidarity with the struggle of the Sudanese people as represented by the Forces for Freedom and Change, including the Sudanese Communist Party.

The names of parties supporting the statement:

SolidNet Parties

1. Communist Party of Albania
2. Party of Labour of Austria
3. Communist Party of Austria
4. Communist Party of Bangladesh
5. Communist Party of Belgium
6. PTB-PVDA (Workers' Party of Belgium) 
7. Brazilian Communist Party
8. Communist Party of Britain
9. New Communist Party of Britain
10. Communist Party of Canada
11. Communist Party of Chile
12. Socialist Workers' Party of Croatia 
13. AKEL, Cyprus
14. Communist Party Bohemia and Moravia
15. Communist Party in Denmark
16. Communist Party of Finland
17. French Communist Party
18. German Communist Party 
19. Communist Party of Greece
20. Hungarian Workers Party
21. Communist Party of India
22. Communist Party of India (Marxist)
23. Tudeh Party of Iran
24. Iraqi Communist Party
25. Communist Party of Kurdistan-Iraq
26. Communist Party of Ireland
27. Workers Party of Ireland
28. Communist Party of Israel
29. Communist Party (Italy)
30. Party of the Communist Refoundation, Italy
31. Jordanian Communist Party
32. Lebanese Communist Party
33. Socialist Party of Lithuania
34. Communist Party of Luxemburg
35. Communist Party of Malta
36. Communist Party of Mexico 
37. New Communist Party of Netherlands
38. Communist Party of Norway
39. Communist Party of  Pakistan
40. Palestinian Communist Party
41. Palestinian Peoples Party
42. Paraguayan Communist Party
43. Philippines Communist Party [PKP 1930]
44. Communist Party of Poland
45. Portuguese Communist Party
46. Union of Communist Parties-CPSU
47. Party of Communists of Serbia
48. South African Communist Party
49. Communist Party of Spain
50. Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain
51. Communist Party of the Workers of Spain
52. Communists of Catalonia
53. Communist Party of Sri Lanka 
54. Communist Party of Swaziland
55. Communist Party of Sweden
56. Communist Party of Turkey
57. Syrian Communist Party 
58. Communist Party of  Venezuela
59. Communist Party of Ukraine
60. CPUSA

 Other Parties

1. Galizan People’s Union (UPG)
2. Communist Party of South Sudan