March 07, 2023
Sudan: Eight Activists Acquitted of 'Fabricated and Malicious' Charges of Killing Officer
The Central Khartoum Criminal Court dismissed the charges against eight young men accused of killing intelligence officer Mirghani El Jeili yesterday due to 'gross errors and… Read more »
March 06, 2023
Sudan: Six Children Burn to Death in Fires Across Darfur
Five children died, and thousands of people have been left homeless, after wind whipped a house fire into an inferno that swept through Donki Dereisa in El Salam, South Darfur, on… Read more »
March 05, 2023
Sudan: UNISFA Condemn Sudan-South Sudan Alleged Cattle-Rustling Incident Which Left 18 Dead, Nine Injured
The UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) condemned an alleged cattle-rustling incident on January 27, which resulted in the death of 18 people, and at least nine injures.… Read more »
March 03, 2023
Sudan: Protests Over Activist Killed by Police Face Heavy Repression, Officer Questioned
Protests and roadblocks continued for the second day in Khartoum yesterday after a young pro-democracy protester was killed on Tuesday. At least 71 were injured in the protests.… Read more »
March 01, 2023
Sudan: Protests Against Privatisation in Sudan Spark Detentions
Authorities in Red Sea state detained two leaders of the Ports Workers Union following protests against the privatisation of terminals of the Green Harbour on the east side of Port… Read more »
February 28, 2023
Sudan: Violence, Fire Claim Several Lives in South Darfur
The body of child 13-year-old boy who disappeared on Friday after paying for a seat on a donkey cart was found in Wadi Beleil on Sunday. In Nyala, a 48-year-old mother of four was… Read more »
February 24, 2023
Sudan: Two Brothers Killed in North Darfur Robbery
Two brothers were killed in an armed robbery in Saraf Omra, North Darfur, yesterday. Local residents have complained about the increase in security breaches in the area for months.… Read more »
February 14, 2023
Sudan: Specialist Investigation Team Sent As Two Children Die in Mysterious North Darfur Fires
Two fires broke out in the eastern part of North Darfur on Sunday, killing two children. Recently, a number of fires broke out in the west of North Darfur as well. The North Darfur… Read more »
Sudan: Killing of Two Darfur Joint Security Forces Members Sparks Further Concerns Over Regional Stability
Two soldiers of the Darfur Joint Security Forces were killed, and three others were wounded, in an attack on their base in Kereinik in West Darfur on Sunday. A native… Read more »
February 09, 2023
Sudan: 14-Year-Old Girl Gang Raped in West Darfur
A 14-year-old girl was gang-raped by a group of armed men in Kereinik in West Darfur on Tuesday. Sources report that the victim was confronted by four gunmen while she was… Read more »
February 07, 2023
Sudan: Joint Darfur Security Force to Be Deployed Across South Darfur As New Batch Graduates
In a meeting in South Darfur capital Nyala yesterday,Commanders of the Darfur Security Forces for the Protection of Civilians discussed the deployment of the joint forces in South… Read more »
February 03, 2023
Sudan: USA Concerned Over Sudan Supreme Court's Release of Convicted Murderer
According to the defence lawyer of Abdelraouf Abuzeid, who was sentenced to death in 2009 for the killing of USAID employees John Granville and Abdelrahman Abbas, Sudan's Supreme… Read more »
Sudan: North Darfur Deploys Joint Forces to Contain Security Situation
Security forces started patrolling the Kabakabiya-El Fasher road earlier this week in an attempt to reduce attacks on vehicles in the area. In Tawila, joint forces carried out a… Read more »
February 02, 2023
Sudan: North Darfur Police Seize 500 Cartons of Illegal Drugs
Police in El Fasher seized 500 cartons of stimulant pills, the opioid tramadol, illegal medical supplies, in addition to large amounts of cosmetics in the North Darfur capital… Read more »
Sudan: Sudan Lawyers Hold Vigil to Protest Omdurman 'Police Brutality'
A large group of lawyers carried out a solidarity demonstration in front of the Ombadda Court in Omdurman yesterday, following reports of one of their colleagues being beaten by a… Read more »
January 31, 2023
Sudan: UNITAMS Head 'Profoundly Distressed' By Killing of Aid Worker in Blue Nile
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), Volker Perthes, has strongly… Read more »
Sudan: Trial of Youths Accused of Policeman's Murder to Resume on February 12
The trial of Mohamed Adam (better known by his nickname Tupac) and three other young men who were detained in January last year on charges of killing a police brigadier during… Read more »
January 30, 2023
Sudan: Rape and Several Armed Attacks Reported in Darfur
A 20-year-old woman was gang-raped near Golo in Jebel Marra, Central Darfur, on Friday. Two armed robberies were reported to Radio Dabanga in the Darfur region over the weekend. Read more »
January 29, 2023
Sudan: North Darfur Transitional Justice Workshop - 'Hand Al Bashir and Other Indictees to ICC'
On Wednesday, a workshop on transitional justice in the North Darfur capital El Fasher, concluded with recommending handing over the indicted officials from the former regime,… Read more »
January 28, 2023
Sudan: ICC Prosecutor - Sudan Govt Cooperation Wavers in Wake of 'Efficient' Darfur War Crimes Trial
The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, the Netherlands, has made "swift progress" in the trial of former janjaweed leader Ali Muhammad Ali Abdelrahman (known as 'Ali… Read more »
January 27, 2023
Sudan: 64 Illegally Detained West Darfuris Released Despite Governor's Hindrance
The West and North Darfur Detainees Defence Committee announced yesterday that 64 illegally detained Darfuris were released in El Geneina and that arrangements are being made to… Read more »
January 24, 2023
Sudan: State of Emergency in South Kordofan After Four Travellers Are Killed
After four people were killed yesterday morning, Acting Governor of South Kordofan Mousa Jabor Mahmoud declared a State of Emergency in the entire state for a month, which went… Read more »
Sudan: Attacks 'Imminent' in North Darfur As Over a 1,000 Gunmen Gather
A displaced community leader in Tawila camp for the displaced in North Darfur has warned of imminent attacks due to the gathering of more than 1,000 gunmen on motorcycles in… Read more »
January 23, 2023
Sudan: Darfur Displaced Farmer Found Dead After Being Raped
A displaced farmer was raped and killed on her way home in Central Darfur on Friday, meanwhile stolen cattle were recovered in West Darfur and a shooting took place in South… Read more »
January 20, 2023
Sudan: El Gezira Scheme Director Accuses Sudan's Agricultural Bank of Withholding Int'l Grant
The Director of the Agricultural Department of the El Gezira Agricultural Scheme, Ibrahim Mustafa, has accused Sudan's Agricultural Bank of obstructing the arrival of fertilisers… Read more »