Following the students’ demonstrations in the University of Khartoum, which resulted in the death of the student Ali Abkar Moussa Idris, the Sudanese capital is witnessing a wide arrest campaign against the human rights activists, students, and the defenders of human rights. Hoqouq was able to observe and spot several arrests that ensued from the campaign. It is
presented below according to the chronological order.
Wednesday 12th of March 2014
On Wednesday the 12th of March, 2014, during the funeral of the student Ali Abkar Moussa, the security authorities arrested Abdel Aziz Altom Ebrahim, (29 years old) lawyer at the Darfur’s Lawyers and human rights activists, and Mohamed Idris Mohamed Geddo, activist in the Darfur’s Students Association (29 years old). The security apparatuses informed Abdel Aziz Altom Ibrahim’s family of his detainment on Monday the 17th of March 2014, and that visits would be permitted after 15 days. The detention place of Mohamed Idris Geddo remains unknown to the present day.
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| غازي الريح الشيخ السنهوري |
The security authorities had also raided the house of Ghazy Al Raih Al Sheikh Al Sanhoury (34 years old), residing in Al Geraif district west of Khartoum state, in the late hours of Wednesday 12th of March’s night, and arrested him.
Ghazy Al Reeh family expressed their worry about their detained son’s medical condition in the security apparatus detention cells, since Ghazy suffers allergy and asthma, which requires constant medical care. In the last visit by his family on the 21st of March 2014 in Kobar public prison in Khartoum, the family informed us about the deterioration of his health condition.
Ashraf Mohamed Othman Al Hussein (37 years old), married and father of two sons, the security apparatuses arrested him on Wednesday the 12th of March 2014, in front of Ghazy’s house in Al Gereif district, and his whereabouts remain unknown to the present day, since his family was denied the visits. Ashraf suffers ulcer and congenital malformation in the esophagus, he had been operated on shortly before his arrest, which provokes the worry of his family about his health condition in the detention cells of the NISS.
13th of March 2014
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| الرضي علي ابراهيم |
On Thursday the 13th of March 2014, elements of the NISS in civilian dress raided the office of Abdel Monem Adam Mohamed (30 years old) lawyer and human rights activist, situated in Dousa building in Al Souq Al Arabi district in Khartoum, and drove him to an unknown destination.
The family of Abdel Monem Mohamed Adam had issued and presented a missing notice to the NISS in Khartoum on Friday the 14th of March 2014, and had received a phone call on Sunday afternoon, 16th of March 2014, from a body that claims to be the information of NISS, informing them that their son is under detention and visits would be permitted in 15 days.
17 of March 2014
On the 17th of March 2014 Tuesday at 5 o’clock in the evening the Security Apparatuses in Khartoum state arrested lawyer and activist El-Reda Ali Ibrahim (born 10th of September 1985 -
Nyala, South Darfur) and another two students from Darfur Students Associations Union in Khartoum. The first one is Ibrahim Salah Ibrahim Adam, graduate student from the University of Sudan, faculty of Finance (born 12th of January 1981, Grida , South Darfur). And the second one is Ahmed Ali El-Sanosi (27 years old ) - Student at Nileen University , faculty of Law, living in Salaha , Omdrman.
The security authorities released El-Sanosi on 18 of March , Wednesday . However, El-Reda and Ibrahim are still detained .
20 of march 2014
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| أحمد علي أحمد السنونسي |
Moreover, the Security Apparatus kidnapped the activist Mohamed Salah Mohamed Abdelrahman (24 years old ) from Khartoum’s International Airport . He has been kidnapped on Thursday the 20th of March. His place remains unknown to the present day .
The security authorities informed Mohamed’s Family to write a missing application, and that they would reply in 24 hours .
It is worth mentioning that Khartoum governance made a statement about freedom of expression on the 17th of March. “Freedom of expression is a right for any person or group, on the condition that nobody transgresses other people’s freedom . And I will not give chance to anybody to close public streets because this is aggression against other people’s rights “ El-Khider. Khartoum Governance