♦ Sudan: This week’s news in brief ♦
A compact digest of the past week’s most-read highlights, from the heart of Sudan
Month: March 2022
Relatives demand Sudan junta free 17 detained anti-graft committee members
On Tuesday, relatives of 17 detained members of the disbanded Empowerment Removal Committee (ERC)*, organised a protest sit-in in front of the Public Prosecution in Khartoum to demand their immediate release.
UK Director General for Africa on two-day visit to Sudan
The British Embassy in Khartoum has announced the arrival of Moazzam Malik, the Director General, Africa at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), for a two-day visit to Sudan.
Slain protestors buried in Sudan
Omdurman and Khartoum North (Bahri), saw the funerals of two protestors yesterday, who were shot dead during Monday’s Marches of the Millions. Activist Nazim Sarraj, reported that 200 protesters in Khartoum and Wad Madani, capital of El Gezira, were injured during the Marches of Millions on Monday. Khartoum recorded 130 injuries, Khartoum Bahri 44, Omdurman …
Murder accused ‘subjected to severe torture’ in Sudan
The defence team for those accused of killing Police Brigadier Ali Bereima El Rayeh say that the authorities extracted judicial confessions from the defendants and represented and photographed the crime under severe torture.