♦ Sudan: This week’s news in brief ♦
A compact digest of the past week’s most-read highlights, from the heart of Sudan.
Month: October 2022
Sudan Lawyers: ‘Slain protester shot in head then ran over’
The Sudanese Emergency Lawyers stated that the autopsy report following the death of protester Qasim Abdelwahab (19) on Tuesday’s March of the Millions, proves that he was killed by a gunshot wound to the head and chest.
Aid urgently required for people fleeing Sudan’s West Kordofan
The area of Lagawa in West Kordofan is witnessing a relative calm after 21 people were killed in an armed inter-communal clash in the Um Khashmin in Ghubeish last week.
‘This kind of violence is new to Blue Nile’ says Sudanese state Health Minister
Jamal Nasir, Minister of Health of Blue Nile state, reported that the number of victims during the recent clashes has risen to 233 dead, and 217 wounded, many of them suffering from burns.
Sudanese Journalists Syndicate criticise ‘terrible regression’ of press freedom
The Sudanese Journalists Syndicate (SJS) said yesterday that the press and media in Sudan have faced unprecedented targeting since the October 2021 coup.