Hundreds join Sudan solidarity protest in London
The protest marked two years since the start of the civil war in the east African country
On the Sudan solidarity protest
By Camilla Royle
SOCIALIST WORKER
Sunday 20 April 2025
Hundreds of Sudanese people and their supporters marched down Oxford Street, central London, on Saturday to demand peace and justice in Sudan.
The demonstration marked two years since the start of the civil war in the east African country.
It comes after the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched a terrifying attack on a refugee camp near the city of al-Fashir in Darfur, killing hundreds of people.
Protesters condemned the RSF and states such as the United Arab Emirates that provide it with money and weapons. They drew a parallel with the genocide in Palestine, chanting, “From Gaza to Darfur, stop the war, stop the war.”
The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have recently regained control of the capital city Khartoum. But the army doesn’t represent liberation for ordinary people in Sudan.
Both the SAF and the RSF militias are counter-revolutionary forces. They have acted together to attempt to crush the revolution that overthrew dictator Omar al-Bashir in 2019.
Khadija from Sudanese Women for Peace UK spoke about the way militias had used violence against women as a tool of war. She said, “This war has cast a dark shadow over everyone. But it has been a great burden on the women.
“Millions of women have been displaced, finding themselves in camps deprived of the most basic necessities of life and human dignity.
“Women are subject to trumped up arrests and torture, particularly those who are accused of cooperating with the RSF.”
Khalid Sidahmed spoke at the protest on behalf of Portsmouth trades union council. It has backed a motion to support Sudan and condemn the intervention of the British government.
Britain tries to pose as a peacemaker in the conflict. But Britain and the United States helped thwart the popular forces driving the revolution.
He told the crowd, “Acts of solidarity from trade unions are very important. Not just for the Sudanese people but for the working class in general.
“International solidarity is crucial for the movement. The disasters in Sudan are created by the same people in the British government who call themselves democratic people.
“The colonial ambitions of the British government continues and that has to stop.”
“Both sides of the war are two faces of the old regime. They are both equally criminals and militias. The only solution for us is the Sudanese revolution.
“This is a counter-revolutionary war to kill the Sudanese revolution. But they are not going to achieve that if we are all united.”
Hundreds of Sudanese people and their supporters marched down Oxford Street, central London, on Saturday to demand peace and justice in Sudan.
The demonstration marked two years since the start of the civil war in the east African country.
It comes after the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched a terrifying attack on a refugee camp near the city of al-Fashir in Darfur, killing hundreds of people.
Protesters condemned the RSF and states such as the United Arab Emirates that provide it with money and weapons. They drew a parallel with the genocide in Palestine, chanting, “From Gaza to Darfur, stop the war, stop the war.”
The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have recently regained control of the capital city Khartoum. But the army doesn’t represent liberation for ordinary people in Sudan.
Both the SAF and the RSF militias are counter-revolutionary forces. They have acted together to attempt to crush the revolution that overthrew dictator Omar al-Bashir in 2019.
Khadija from Sudanese Women for Peace UK spoke about the way militias had used violence against women as a tool of war. She said, “This war has cast a dark shadow over everyone. But it has been a great burden on the women.
“Millions of women have been displaced, finding themselves in camps deprived of the most basic necessities of life and human dignity.
“Women are subject to trumped up arrests and torture, particularly those who are accused of cooperating with the RSF.”
Khalid Sidahmed spoke at the protest on behalf of Portsmouth trades union council. It has backed a motion to support Sudan and condemn the intervention of the British government.
Britain tries to pose as a peacemaker in the conflict. But Britain and the United States helped thwart the popular forces driving the revolution.
He told the crowd, “Acts of solidarity from trade unions are very important. Not just for the Sudanese people but for the working class in general.
“International solidarity is crucial for the movement. The disasters in Sudan are created by the same people in the British government who call themselves democratic people.
“The colonial ambitions of the British government continues and that has to stop.”
“Both sides of the war are two faces of the old regime. They are both equally criminals and militias. The only solution for us is the Sudanese revolution.
“This is a counter-revolutionary war to kill the Sudanese revolution. But they are not going to achieve that if we are all united.”
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