Mass arrests and detention of activists in Darfur

Darfur Network for Monitoring and Documentation (DNMD) is deeply concerned about information received that 62 members of political parties, lawyers, civil society activists, journalists, human rights defenders, and protest leaders were arrested after Sudan’s military coup leaders announced the State of Emergency and dissolved the Transitional Sovereign Council and the civilian Government of Sudan. Hours after, Prime Minister Hamdok and Ministers in his civilian government were also detained and some have been kept under house arrest. This situation is a grave concern to DNMD.

Reports indicate that from October 25 to November 6, 2021, in different parts of the Darfur region, namely: Nyala – South Darfur, Zalingei – central Darfur, El Deain – East Darfur, El- Genina – West Darfur, joint forces comprising SAF/Police, RSF (Rapid Support Forces), and Military Intelligence conducted raids in these localities where they arrested the 62 civilians named below.

The whereabouts of most of those arrested remain unknown, and they have been held incommunicado, with no access to lawyers or their relatives. The continuing state of their enforced disappearance is compounding the gravity of their arbitrary arrests. We are concerned that they may be subjected to acts of torture and other cruel or inhuman treatment or punishment.

These members of political parties, lawyers, civil society activists, journalists, human rights defenders, and protest leaders have a right to exercise their freedom of association, expression, and peaceful assembly. We, therefore, call on the relevant authorities to release them immediately.

Names of these arrested from El-Genina:

1. Mohammed Abuo Adica
2. Mohammed Adam
3. Mohammed Wardy
4. Gasim Ashar
5. Adam Dukeil

From Nyala:

6. Lawyer Ahmed Ibrahim Gasim
7. Adam Ahmed Abdulalkeerm
8. Lawyer Ahmed Mohammed Abdullah
9. Lawyer Mohammed Abdullmonum Alreahy
10. Journalist Abuzar Ibrahim Mossud
11. Alfadil Feadal
12. Hashim Abdulla Zakary,
13. Muhammoud Ismail Walli
14. Albaqir Aljunah Basher
15. Lawyer Adeil Abdulla Naseraldean
16. Al-Sadiq Dawalbet, Secretary of the Governor
17. Shams El-Din Ahmed Saleh, FFC member
18. Lawyer Muhammad Yunus Abdullah
19. Lawyer Adam Muhammad Sharif
20. Muhammad Saadallah Fadl Al-Sayed , a Teacher
21. Al-Shazly Muhammedin Zakaria
22. Muhammad al-Sadiq al-Mahdi
23. Abdullah Sabouni Omar
24. Muhammad Ali Abdullah Eid
25. Tariq Ahmed Al-Haj
26. Moataz Ismail Ibrahim, a Teacher
27. Abdulhadi Yaqoub Hamid
28. Walid Muhammad Al-Taher, a Teacher
29. Ahmed Khaild
30. Yaesir Basher
31. Mohammed Ibrahim

From Al-Deain

32. Abdul Rahman Abdullah Jaboura
33. Gouda Al-Sayer Maspel Damm
34. Bashir Mohamed Ibrahim
35. Ibrahim Kolol
36. Mustafa Bakht
37. Hassaballah Al-Dakum
38. Issa Manzool, member of the Teachers Committee
39. Abdul Karim Hammad
40. Marisbel Ali Omar
41. Mualla Hamed
42. Ibrahim Yahya
43. Jalal Al-Din Jamal Al-Din
44. Ibrahim Satoor, member of the Teachers Committee

From Zalingie

45. Taj al-Din Ibrahim
46. Ezzedine Muhammad Abkar
47. Muhammad Abdul Rahman Yusuf
48. Abu Bakr Ismail
49. Al-Sadiq Muhammad Hashem
50. Abu Madin Ibrahim Hashem
51. Mubarak Omar Muhammad
52. Amer Bishara
53. Hassan Abdul Rahman Al-Tom
54. Ismail Haroun
55. Saleh Muhammed
56. Suakin Isaac
57. Muntasir Fadl Dawood
58. Abu Bakr Ahmed Abdel Salam Nasr
59. Faysal Yaguop
60. Ahmed Adam
61. Effendi Khamis
62. Jalal Amar

DNMD calls on the authorities for the release of the above-named detainees.

DNMD is continuing to monitor the situation to ensure their human rights are respected and protected throughout their period of detention.

For more information, contact Mohammed Hassan, Executive Director, Darfur Network for Monitoring and Documentation at [email protected] Tell: (+256 )752792112 (+249)924638036.