Updated: 7 July 2026 18:06:21
Sudan Teachers Strike Expands as Blue Nile Joins Walkout
Moatinoon
The Sudanese Teachers Committee has announced that the nationwide teachers strike is expanding, with Blue Nile State joining the industrial action, while accusing authorities of escalating measures against striking teachers in an attempt to end protests demanding higher salaries and unpaid financial entitlements.
In a statement issued by its Higher Strike Committee, the organization said authorities have intensified actions against teachers in several states, describing the measures as an effort to break what it called a "legitimate strike" aimed at securing teachers rights.
The committee said authorities in Al Jazirah State arrested teacher Mai Abdel Latif in Wad Madani, describing the arrest as "a violation of teachers right to peacefully express their legitimate demands."
According to the statement, schools in Kassala State remain under tight restrictions and continued closure, while teachers in Khartoum State are proceeding with a phased escalation plan announced earlier, with broad participation across the state.
The committee also announced that Blue Nile State has joined the strike, saying the growing participation demonstrates that pressure and security measures "will not silence those demanding their rights."
It stressed that arrests and intimidation of teachers would not resolve the crisis, arguing that the dispute can only be settled through a serious response to teachers demands, including salary increases, payment of outstanding dues, and implementation of employment-related financial entitlements.
In a separate report, the committee said strike participation in Blue Nile State has reached 80 percent among secondary school teachers and 50 percent in primary and intermediate schools.
The committee described the figures as evidence of growing determination among teachers and expressed confidence that participation would continue to expand until their demands are met.
The expanding strike comes as teachers across several Sudanese states continue protests over declining real wages, delayed payments, and the sharp rise in living costs amid the countrys ongoing economic crisis.
