Sudan: Protesting Students Shot at and Arrested
A University of Khartoum student has been shot dead, allegedly by security forces, while more than a hundred others were reportedly arrested at a protest condemning the silence of the government about the ongoing violence against civilians in Darfur.
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Sudan:
Slain Student Buried in Khartoum - Darfur Association Calls Security Statement 'Racist'
Dabanga, 12 March 2014
Thousands of people attended the funeral of the student who was shot dead on Tuesday afternoon during a demonstration at the University of Khartoum. Read more »
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Sudan:
University Suspends Classes After Death Darfur Student
Dabanga, 12 March 2014
The Council of Deans of the University of Khartoum has suspended classes at the university indefinitely. The decision was taken after the Council of Deans reviewed the incidents at… Read more »
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Sudan:
North Darfur Students Hand Memorandum to Sudanese Parliament
Dabanga, 12 March 2014
Hundreds of members of the Saraf Omra Students' Association staged a peaceful protest in front of the Sudanese Parliament in Khartoum on Tuesday, against the recent attacks on… Read more »
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Sudan:
Troops Shoot Protesting Darfur Students
Dabanga, 11 March 2014
A Darfuri student of the University of Khartoum was shot dead by security forces on Tuesday. Other students from Darfur were injured. Read more »
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Sudan:
Student Shot Dead and More Than 100 Arrested At Khartoum Protest
AI London, 11 March 2014
The Sudanese security forces must immediately stop the use of excessive and unlawful force against protesters, Amnesty International said today, after a student died of gunshot… Read more »
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Sudan:
Khartoum University Suspends Classes After Death of Student in Clashes
Sudan Tribune, 11 March 2014
One student was killed and several others injured when Sudanese authorities used tear gas and live ammunition to disperse a demonstration which took place at the University of… Read more »
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Sudan:
'Limited Riots At University' - Khartoum Police
Dabanga, 12 March 2014
The police of Khartoum released a statement today on the "incident" this afternoon at the University of Khartoum. Two wounded students were transferred to the hospital, where one… Read more »
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Sudan:
Central Darfuri Students Demonstrate in Khartoum for Peace
Dabanga, 20 February 2014
A group of students from Umm Dukun locality in Central Darfur staged a demonstration in front of the Presidential Palace in Khartoum on Thursday. They demanded that the Sudanese… Read more »
InFocus
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A court has initiated the trial procedure of three students accused of participating in mass demonstrations that denounced the killing of Darfuri students last year. Read more »
