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“Nemmel szavazunk az alkotmányt módosító népszavazáson, nemmel Matteo Renzi kormányára!” – skandálta több tízezres tömeg a Róma városközpontjában tartott tüntetésen vasárnap.

A jövő vasárnapi népszavazáson a nemmel szavazást szorgalmazó tüntetés szervezői szerint a demonstráción ötvenezren vettek részt egész Olaszországból, többségében baloldali ifjúsági szervezetek, de a megmozduláshoz a No-Tav északnyugat-olaszországi természetvédő mozgalom és az olasz partizánszövetségek tagjai is csatlakoztak.

A menet élén “Van, aki nemet mond” feliratú transzparenst vittek. A tüntetés a Piazza del Popolo téren rendezett könnyűzenei koncerttel ért véget. Incidens nem volt: a tüntetők egyedül az olasz jegybank római központját dobálták meg, és azt is csak tojással. A tüntetés útvonalát nyolcszáz rendőr biztosította.

A zömmel huszonéves felvonulók Matteo Renzi miniszterelnök elzavarását sürgették és azt kiabálták, hogy saját jövőjükről ők akarnak dönteni. A tüntetés színpadán felszólaló fiatalok szerint a választások nélkül 2014 februárjában miniszterelnökké kinevezett Matteo Renzi új kurzust hirdetett meg a régi olasz politika leváltásával, de most ő az, aki nem tud elszakadni a hatalomtól. Matteo Renzi “keveseket gazdaggá tett, sokakat nyomorba taszított” – hangoztatták a tüntetők, akik a Renzi-kormány oktatási és munkaügyi reformját kritizálták hangsúlyozva, hogy szerintük a miniszterelnök semmit nem tett a fiatal generációk segítése érdekében.

Az idősebb tüntetők az MTI tudósítójának úgy nyilatkoztak, Matteo Renzi egyetlen célja saját hatalmának bebetonozása, erre kell az olasz alkotmányt módosító népszavazás. Úgy vélték, nem történik tragédia, ha a népszavazás megbukik, és ezzel Matteo Renzi benyújtja lemondását: “demokráciában élünk, majd új miniszterelnököt választunk, Renzit úgyse választotta meg senki” – mondták.

A tüntetéssel egy időben Matteo Renzi Bologna városában folytatta a népszavazáson az “igennek” melletti korteskörútját. A miniszterelnök szerint ha a népszavazást az olaszok többsége elutasítja, Itália bizonytalanságba zuhan, és megint szakértői kormány fogja irányítani.

A 2011 és 2013 között szakértői kormányt vezető Mario Monti volt olasz miniszterelnök egy vasárnapi interjúban azt mondta, nemmel fog szavazni, de nemet mond arra is, hogy a népszavazás bukása esetén újabb szakértői kormány alakuljon. Mario Monti szerint Matteo Renzinek mindenképpen a helyén kell maradnia a 2018-as parlamenti választásokig.

Szerdán a népszavazáson igennel szavazni akarók rendeznek megmozdulást Rómában.

Manuel Valls n'exclut désormais plus de se présenter face à François Hollande à la primaire du Parti socialiste. Un Premier ministre défiant le président : cela constituerait une première dans l'histoire de la Ve République.

Des œuvres dont beaucoup ont été longtemps interdites voient le grand jour au Centre Pompidou-Paris. Avec l’exposition « Kollektsia ! Art contemporain en URSS et en Russie, 1950-2000 », 250 tableaux, sculptures, photographies et installations de 65 artistes russes longtemps réprimés, ignorés et méconnus sont enfin montrés et reconnus à leur juste titre. « Cette erreur a été rattrapée » confie Nicolas Liucci-Goutnikov, le commissaire français de cette aventure monumentale devenue possible grâce à un don exceptionnel d’une quarantaine de collectionneurs et artistes russes. Entretien.

Près de la moitié de la population de la République centrafricaine a encore besoin d'aide humanitaire malgré les progrès réalisés depuis la crise de 2013, ont déclaré lundi le Coordonnateur de l'action humanitaire pour ce pays, Fabrizio Hochschild, et la Ministre centrafricaine des affaires sociales et de la réconciliation nationale, Virginie Baikoua, lors d'une réunion à Genève.

L'ensemble des Sud-Soudanais, indépendamment de leur appartenance ethnique, doivent s'unir pour créer une identité nationale, a plaidé lundi la chef de la Mission des Nations Unies au Soudan du Sud (MINUSS), Ellen Margrethe Løj, qui s'apprête à quitter ses fonctions.

November 27, 2016 (YIROL) - More than 5,000 people cheered on Thursday as wrestlers representing Yirol and Awerial communities battled during a competition organized to enhance peace efforts.

Friendly wrestling in Yirol West County of Lakes state on Sunday 21 Nov, 2010 (ST)

The event, one of the first of its kind in the area since South Sudan's independence, was organized by Solidarity Ministries Africa for Reconciliation and Development (SMARD) with support from the United Nations Development Programme's Community Security and Small Arms project.

“We are here for promoting peace and peaceful coexistence,” said Gabriel Modol, the Awerial county wrestling committee member and lead referee of the competition, further adding that, “At this event you will see community, you will see love and socialization.”

The contest consisted of 21 matches, each lasting for three minutes.

The first wrestler to force their opponent onto the ground is often declared the winner. If neither wrestler submitted after three minutes the match was a draw. The teams were divided between the “home” community of Awerial and “visitors” from Yirol East and West.

“This event is important as it brings people from Yirol and Awerial together, to meet and interact in a place that allows understanding. Now when [the spectators and wrestlers] return to their homes, they will remember the people they met here. If, say, a member of this group gets in trouble in an opposing community, it doesn't need to turn into a bigger problem. They will know each other. They will have understanding,” said Sibet Jenena, a Yirol wrestling manager.

The security and small arms project, funded by UNDP, supports the wrestling competition as part of its initiatives to encourage social cohesion and strengthen ties between neighboring communities.

“The role that sports can play in bringing communities together and building peace is often underestimated,” said UNDP Country Director Kamil Kamaluddeen.

“This initiative is community-led, supports an area which has seen many challenges in the past few years, and we are pleased to see the competition organized well, providing the community with a reason to celebrate themselves and promoting cooperation and understanding between the groups,” he added.

Events like wrestling tend to encourage positive behavior changes in youth, solidify inter-community cooperation, and provide an attractive alternative to violent or criminal activities in South Sudan.

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November 27, 2016 (EL-FASHER) - Students at four high schools in El-Fasher, North Darfur capital on Sunday have staged a demonstration to protest against the high cost of living and recent increase in drug price.

A police source told Sudan Tribune under the condition of anonymity that the students of El-Fasher, Darfur, Al-Sharqia and Al-Namozagia high schools demonstrated on Sunday against high price level, saying “the police have dispersed them in order to avoid acts of vandalism”.

Also, an eyewitness told Sudan Tribune that the police used tear gas and fired shots in the air to disperse the demonstrators, pointing to cases of fainting and light injuries among the students.

He added that some of the students were arrested by the police and security services.
For its part, the pro-government North Darfur Students Union (NDSU) said the protesters sought to destabilize the security situation.

In a statement seen by the Sudan Tribune, the NDSU said it developed a plan to address the situation, saying the students have been deceived and given false information in order to create a crisis.

It is noteworthy that the Sudanese capital, Khartoum on Sunday saw the first day of a three-day civil disobedience against the recent government austerity measures that led to a significant increase in general price level especially fuel, electricity and drugs.

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November 27, 2016 (YAMBIO) – Unknown armed groups attacked Nabiapai, a border market located in South Sudan's Gbudue state on Saturday, looting goods and burning vehicles.

The map of Western Equatoria in red

An eyewitness said the group first surrounded the market, prior to the eruption of sporadic gunfire forcing people to flee to nearby bushes.

“I went to sell my second hand clothes and surprisingly I found many armed group coming to the market and immediately gunshots were heard. Local shops and vehicles were burnt,” said the eyewitness.

Those who carried out the attack reportedly took several minutes before they withdrew from the market after looting motor bikes, bicycles and several items, heading towards neighboring Congo.

Immediate response came from the army who exchanged fire with the group that abducted civilians and looting items from the market.

Although no group or individual claimed responsibility for the attack, residents suspect armed elements loyal to Alfred Futuyo carried out the raid.

Meanwhile, Gbudue state spokesperson, Gibson Bullen Wande condemned the attack, which he blamed on followers of the armed opposition faction led by South Sudan's former First Vice-President, Riek Machar.

Wande urged residents who fled their homes to return, while reiterating government's commitment to protect innocent civilians.

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November 27, 2016 (ADDIS ABABA) - The head of the African Union Commission Sunday welcomed the South Sudanese government's decision to authorize the deployment of the Regional Protection Force (RPF) without condition.

On Saturday, the South Sudan's Council of Ministers, "unanimously accepted the full implementation of the UN Security Council resolution number 2304," said Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Peter Bandi in statements broadcasted on the official TV SSBC.

"All the discussions that ensued between UNMISS and the technical working groups the government resulted with the full acceptance and immediate deployment of the RPF so that we are able to address some the security challenges that are facing us," he added.

"Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, welcomes the agreement reached between the Transitional Government of National Unity (TGoNU) of South Sudan and the United Nations on all outstanding issues concerning the (RPF) deployment".

Zuma further said the deployment of the 4000 troops will create a conducive political environment for the implementation of the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (ARCISS) of August 2015.

"In this regard, the Chairperson urges all South Sudanese stakeholders to fully cooperate with the RPF and desist from engaging in activities that may set back the progress made," she said.

Also, she urged the transitional government to ensure the full implementation of the security arrangement, and renewed its support for the African Union envoy for South Sudan Oumar Konare.

Zuma praised the tireless efforts exerted by IIGAD and the international community to bring stability to the young nation.

Last week, US envoy to the United Nations Samantha Power slammed Juba government for delaying the deployment of the regional force. She further called for arm embargo on the country and targeted sanction against the SPLA Chief of Staff Paul Malong and Information Minister Michael Makuei.

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November 27, 2016 (KHARTOUM) - Sudanese from different walks of life on Sunday have started a three-day civil disobedience with varying proportions of response among the residents in the capital Khartoum.

On Thursday, political activists launched social media campaign calling on the Sudanese people to engage in civil obedience from 27 to 29 November to resist recent government decision to lift fuel, electricity and drug price.

Several opposition parties and rebel movements declared support for the civil disobedience and said directives have been issued to their members to join the call.

On the first day of the strike, Sunday, some neighbourhoods in the capital saw limited movement of vehicles and pedestrians which is unusual while normal crowding on public transport in down town Khartoum stayed the same.

On the other hand, universities and schools were largely impacted by the strike as the majority of students stayed at home forcing some schools to cancel the school day.

A teacher at a public school located in southern Khartoum said some parents prevented their kids from coming to school but pointed that 80% of the students attended their classes on Sunday.

Also, a college student at the Sudan University of Science and Technology told Sudan Tribune that rumours of the civil disobedience have circulated outside the university and “that is why the students didn't attend their classes”.

A driver at Khartoum's largest public transportation station said “the streets are empty as if the country is on a holiday”.

“I drove from down town Khartoum to Omdurman [Khartoum's twin capital city] and came back in 10 minutes while it usually takes one hour to go on the same trip,” he added.

It was also evident that the majority of the commercial shops, pharmacies and kiosks in and around down town Khartoum were closed but the majority of groceries and vegetables and fruits stores have been working as normal.

For its part, state TV channels showed live pictures of the streets to prove the failure of the strike and called on the residents to go about their lives as normally as possible.

Earlier this month, the government lifted fuel and drug subsidies and increased electricity price in a bid to stop the surge in inflation and control the fall of Sudanese pound in the black market.

The move stirred a large wave of protests across Sudan. Also, some two hundred private pharmacies in Khartoum went on partial strike and closed their doors from 09:00 am to 05:00 pm last week in protest against the move.

The government decision led to significant increase in the general price level and exacerbated the already dire living conditions.

Sudan's economy was hit hard since the southern part of the country declared independence in July 2011, taking with it about 75% of the country's oil output.

(ST)

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