Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, two major figures of the 2022 “Freedom Convoy,” have been handed conditional sentences and spared further jail time.

The UN says more than 12 million Sudanese have been displaced since its civil war began in spring 2023, making it the largest humanitarian crisis in the world. Aid agencies, including Medecins Sans Frontieres, warn the situation could become even more dire if the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces overruns the besieged city of El Fasher in North Darfur.