Protest Staged Over Fresh Darfur Attack
Dozens of mourners staged a sit-in for a second consecutive day to demand justice for those who were killed in a fresh attack by pro-government militia in a village outside of the North Darfur capital.
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Sudan:
Second Day of Sit-in Protest in Sigili
Dabanga, 6 November 2012
Local residents and relatives of the victims from the massacre that killed 13 people in Sigili village, Shawa area, in North Darfur, continued their sit-in protest for the second… Read more »
Displaced (file photo).
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Sudan:
Mourners in Shawa Start Sit-in Protest
Dabanga, 5 November 2012
The village of Sigili in the area of Shawa, southeast of El-Fasher in North Darfur was attacked by a pro-government militia on Friday November 2, resulting in the death of 13… Read more »
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Sudan:
Civilians Die in New Darfur Attack
Sudan Tribune, 3 November 2012
Ten people were killed on Friday during an attack by militiamen in Sigili village located 40 kilometers southeast of the capital of North Darfur state , Al-Fasher. Read more »
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Sudan:
Darfur - UN-African Union Envoy Voices Concern Over Deadly Violence in Sigili Village
UN News, 3 November 2012
Amidst new reports of violence in the west Sudanese region of Darfur, the acting head of the joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission there, known by the acronym… Read more »
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Sudan:
Pro-Government Militia Attack Leaves 13 Dead
Dabanga, 2 November 2012
A pro-government militia killed 13 people, including a high-school student, and injured another six in a village near El-Fasher, North Darfur, on Friday, 2 November, a relative of… Read more »
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Sudan:
UNAMID Strongly Condemns Reported Attack on Sigili Civilians
Unamid, 3 November 2012
The African Union - United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) received reports of an alleged attack on civilians that resulted in fatalities, an abduction of a civilian and… Read more »
InFocus
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While attention in the war-torn region has virtually vanished from the international agenda, the conflict has now moved into a new phase of ethnic violence amid a humanitarian ... Read more »
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Hundreds have been forced to flee their homes due to bombings by Sudanese Armed Forces. The displaced are appealing to the international community and humanitarian organisations to ... Read more »