Political and economic instability resulting in hyperinflation in Sudan are forcing more Sudanese into poverty, and inability to afford the basic necessities of life. The latest estimates show that currently one-third of the population, or 15 million people, face food insecurity throughout the lean season in Sudan, which lasts through September.
Detainees including 15 minors and six women were released after being beaten and assaulted after protest marches in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum yesterday, according to follow-ups by Sudan’s Emergency Lawyers, who lament that detainees are being subjected to drug testing that violates the law and their rights.
Torrential rains that lasted for five consecutive days led to the collapse of more than 100 homes of Sudanese refugees in Kounongou camp in eastern Chad last week.
Angry young Hausa tribesmen set fire to a number of government buildings in Kassala on Monday, in protest against what they called the laxity of the Sudanese authorities concerning recent tribal clashes in Blue Niles state which left dozens of people dead. Two Kassala protesters reportedly died, and ten others were injured.
The health condition of detained activist Seifelislam Essameldin Mohamed has deteriorated to the extent that doctors of the Police Hospital in Khartoum decided to keep him for three days. Lawyer Rehab El Mubarak, member of the Sudanese Emergency Lawyers, told Radio Dabanga that Mohamed was suffering from abdominal pain and fever when he appeared before …
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