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Sudan doctors count at least 200 dead in West Darfur attacks – hospitals severely overstretched
The Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors (CCSD) has confirmed that the violence in El Geneina and Kereinik in West Darfur over the past week claimed at least 200 lives, including nine women, 24 children, and 23 seniors. Medical facilities to deal with dozens wounded in the strife are severely overstretched, the doctors say.
UN Security Council: ‘Immediate cessation of violence crucial to humanitarian assistance in West Darfur’
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has called for an immediate cessation of violence, including intercommunal violence and attacks on healthcare facilities in West Darfur, to enable the resumption of humanitarian assistance. The UNSC also calls for a transparent investigation of the violence in Darfur to ensure those responsible for the violence are held accountable.
♦ Sudan: This week’s news in brief ♦
A compact digest of the past weeks’ most-read highlights, from the heart of Sudan.
Detained protesters sent to prison without any preliminary evidence
Six detained anti-coup protesters from Khartoum were transferred from the federal investigations bureau in Khartoum North (Bahri) to El Hoda Prison as their detention was renewed without any preliminary evidence. Human Rights Watch condemns the unlawful detention of hundreds of protesters.