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 »
Sudan: Art Gallery Attacked
The Jaloos Art Space in Khartoum was attacked by dozens of people armed with knives on Monday. Five people were injured, the gallery said in a statement yesterday morning. Read more »
January 17, 2023
Sudan: Report On Misinformation in Sudan - Fake News Campaign Prelude for Coup
The Sudan Fact-Check Network project, affiliated with Sudanese news outlet Beam Reports, published a report analysing the disinformation environment in Sudan amidst the increased… Read more »
January 04, 2023
Sudan: Sudan Lawyer - Case of Illegally Held West Darfuri Ignored By Int'l Community
The remaining 95 West Darfur detainees, among them 15 minors, held in Port Sudan Prison resumed their hunger strike. Lawyer Nafeesa Hajar called on the international community to… Read more »
January 15, 2023
Sudan: Delegation of Darfur Lawyers to Visit Blue Nile Region
The Darfur Bar Association (DBA) has announced that it will send a delegation to the Blue Nile region* this week to visit those affected by the violence that broke out in July last… Read more »
January 09, 2023
Sudan: Khartoum Police Hold Suspect in Gang-Rape of Sudan Anti-Graft Politician's Daughter
In a press statement yesterday, the Khartoum state police announced the arrest of the main suspect in the rape of the daughter of a political leader in the Sudanese capital on… Read more »
January 19, 2023
Sudan: Sudan Doctors - At Least 112 Injured, 60 Detained During Khartoum Pro-Democracy Demo
The Socialist Doctors Association reported yesterday that at least 112 people were injured and at least 60 were detained during Tuesday's protest in Sudan's capital of Khartoum.… Read more »
January 06, 2023
Sudan: Police 'Still Controlled By Beliefs and Behaviour of Former Regime'
The use of violence against protesters continues "as in former years", retired Police Lt Col El Tayeb Osman El Samani told Radio Dabanga and explained that "the police are still… Read more »
January 13, 2023
Sudan: Man Dies in North Darfur Family Drama, Several Robberies Reported
A North Darfur man has died following what appears to be a family drama, allegedly at the hands of 'one of his relatives'. Two robberies have also been reported in North Darfur. Read more »
December 20, 2022
Sudan: 57 Darfuris Released From Illegal Detention After Embarking On Hunger Strike
57 illegally detained Darfuris have been released after embarking on an open-ended hunger strike earlier this month. At least 163 are still held in prisons throughout Sudan. 14… Read more »