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Prof. Kenneth Roth (@KenRoth) | Former Director of Human Rights Watch | Princeton University: The UAE isn't just laundering money - it's sending planeloads of arms through Chad disguised as humanitarian aid. That is largely what made the RSF a formidable military force - at one point nearly overwhelming the Sudanese army. Today the RSF controls most of Darfur. Like the Janjaweed before them, they are targeting Black African ethnic groups. This genocide is made possible by UAE-supplied drones & sophisticated arms that allow the RSF to hold territory.

"What the UAE gave Hemedti wasn't the means, but the cover." Sky News Africa correspondent @YousraElbagir speaks to Mohamed Hashem about the UAE's role in Sudan's war, and why European policymakers are choosing to look away. Watch it on Real Talk ➡: youtu.be/OfUzAhXaH9U

Calls are getting louder to investigate the UAE for its role in Sudan's war, demanding that governments say what they have so far refused to: that the UAE has earned its place among the ranks of the world’s outlaws. This week's column theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Umer Khalid has been in prison on remand for 8 months, accused of throwing paint on some RAF planes in order to stop UK military participation in genocide He suffers from muscular dystrophy and is being forced to crawl around prison He should be granted immediate medical bail

For its role in Sudan's war, "the UAE has earned its place among the ranks of the world’s outlaws." By @NesrineMalik theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Sudanese activists in Manchester have long highlighted these links between UAE and the mass killings in Sudan. It’s time the UK + especially Manchester (with all its partnerships w/ Abu Dhabi) took these issues seriously

Great work by FairSquare who have called on the UK’s Foreign Office to investigate Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the deputy prime minister of the UAE and owner of Manchester City, and sanction him over his alleged role in the UAE government’s backing of the Sudanese RSF.

Great to see our investigative research into Abu Dhabi/UAE influence in the UK feature in this piece “The UAE tries hard to keep its reputation spotless. But with the war in Sudan, how can it?” Nesrine Malik theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Starmer's resignation is not enough. What needs booting out is the politics he represents: corporate greed, anti-migrant rhetoric and endless war. My piece for @tribunemagazine. tribunemag.co.uk/2026/05/starme…

British journalists tracked down the person behind a viral Islamophobia and anti-Black Facebook account (Britain Today), used by racists and far right extremists. It's a Pakistani man based in Pakistan.

🚨BREAKING: Co-chairs of @TLHumanRights sent letters to @Disney @warnerbros @NBA @NFL urging them to reconsider business relationships with entities tied to the UAE, citing reports of the UAE’s involvement in supporting the RSF's genocide in #Sudan. humanrightscommission.house.gov/news/press-rel…

Each time he speaks about #Sudan to the press, @SecRubio demonstrates a clear understanding of the finer points of the war. That makes the gap between understanding and action so much more lamentable. He knows what the problem is and what needs to be done, and yet he wont do it.

⚪️ Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour is facing growing calls in the UK for potential sanctions over the UAE’s role in Sudan’s devastating civil war, which aid agencies and U.S. officials say has killed at least 150,000 people since 2023. 🔹Human rights group FairSquare urged Britain’s Foreign Office to investigate Mansour, who is also the UAE’s deputy prime minister and brother of UAE ruler Mohammed bin Zayed, over allegations Abu Dhabi has supported the RSF paramilitary force accused of genocide, ethnic cleansing massacres, and sexual violence in Darfur. 🔹The UAE denies backing the RSF, but the UN, EU, Amnesty International, Reuters, and multiple UK lawmakers have all concluded there is evidence of Emirati weapons shipments, funding networks, and logistical support. 🔹Any sanctions on Mansour could force him to sell Manchester City under Premier League ownership rules, similar to Roman Abramovich’s forced Chelsea sale after Russia invaded Ukraine. 🎥 @MiddleEastEye reported from a protest outside City’s stadium in January 2026

Six months since City fans protested outside the Etihad over ownership links to Sudan’s genocide. Sheikh Mansour is still arming the RSF - the militias raping, murdering & ethnically cleansing Sudan. US intel intercepted his direct calls with Hemedti, using “charities” as cover to funnel weapons & aid. The UN Panel found “credible” evidence of UAE military support. Reuters exposed the funding of RSF training. Sudan’s own UN rep accused them of recruiting foreign mercenaries. Roman Abramovich was rightly forced to sell Chelsea over far less. Mansour gets a free pass because UAE money & geopolitics matter more than a genocide. Football opened Pandora’s box the day it let nation states own clubs, something that never should have been allowed to happen - & there’s no turning back.

Over the past two years, the latest conflict in Sudan is estimated to have claimed at least 150,000 lives. Now, human rights organisation FairSquare has provided the latest calls for the British government’s Foreign Office to consider sanctions and investigate the role of Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al-Nahyan — owner of Manchester City and deputy prime minister of Abu Dhabi — in the UAE government's alleged support of a paramilitary group accused of committing war crimes in the country. This follows on from former leader of the Conservative Party Iain Duncan Smith stating in parliament in January that Mansour was “possibly the most high-profile UAE investor in the UK economy” and arguing that the Foreign Office should undertake a “full assessment of whether representatives of the UAE Government may meet the criteria for sanctions”. The UK government has already sanctioned several private individuals and organisations in connection to the atrocities taking place in Sudan, which UN officials have stated carry “hallmarks of genocide”. The UAE strongly denies being a party to the conflict or supporting either side. @jwhitey98 explains why there have been calls to investigate potential sanctions against Man City's owner and what the possible consequences would be. 🔗 nytimes.com/athletic/72429…

150,000 have been killed in Sudan over the past two years. Calls are increasing to sanction #MCFC owner & UAE deputy PM Sheikh Mansour over the UAE's alleged funding of the war. UK government action would force a sale — this is the current situation: nytimes.com/athletic/72429…

Meanwhile the UAE is literally supplying drones to the RSF who are attacking Khartoum. I am tired of this ingratiation

في الأسبوع الماضي، انتقل إلى رحمة الله حامد مرتضى خلف الله، @HamidMurtada باحث واعد وناشط من أجل مستقبل السودان الديمقراطي. hamidkhalafallah.com يهدف هذا الموقع إلى حفظ إرثه من خلال جمع كتاباته وظهوره الإعلامي، بالإضافة إلى كلمات التأبين من زملائه وأصدقائه. وقد أسهم عمل حامد في تعميق الفهم للحراك الجماهيري والتحول الديمقراطي في السودان، وظلّ طوال نضاله ومسيرته الأكاديمية، وسعيه لنيل درجة الدكتوراه في جامعة مانشستر، رافضًا لفكرة الاختيار الزائف بين الاستقرار والديمقراطية، ومؤمنًا بإمكانية تحقيقهما معًا. "لا يمكن التفكير في الديمقراطية والأمن بمعزل عن بعضهما البعض، بل يجب العمل عليهما معًا كجزء من عملية واحدة." — حامد خلف الله، رحمة الله عليه @Kodouda #KeepEyesOnSudan

The stabbing of two Jewish men is horrifying. So too is the attack on a Muslim man the same day, ignored by much of our media. All human lives are equal — and we should oppose all hatred and violence wherever it appears. That’s how we build a safe & peaceful society for all.

We, the TIMEP family, are absolutely devastated by the news that the brilliantly talented and deeply empathetic Sudanese advocate Hamid Khalafallah has passed away. It was the greatest honor and privilege to host Hamid as a 2022-2023 nonresident fellow.