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Bringing the Nation back to Life
THE PROTESTS
So.. what’s happened so far?
14 years ago, from Darfur, they became known as the Janjaweed there for their atrocities against civilians. In a camp for the displaced in 2005, it was witnessed that they were beating and terrorizing civilians, and a woman was interviewed for rape and torture survivors. They have now spread their violence to the capital’s streets.
The plot of a military elite whose top priority is maintaining their power and privilege has pushed Sudan backwards. Under the pretence of expediting the transition to fully democratic elections, the Transitional Military Council has abandoned its agreements with the opposition Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC). Within the next nine months, these must be held.
The image to the right side is an image of the protesting that was held in Hull by the Bait Al-Sudani community. The group had taken the streets of the town city to chant and spread awareness, and to get noticed by the BBC News. Their building was among this area outside were the protesters gathered.
What state is Sudan currently in?
Trying to keep the health up for many of the injured, doctors in Sudan are emerging as the leading force in many anti-government protests, but unfortunately paying the price for their defiance. Through on Thursday, witnesses say a doctor was killed by one of the security forces amid demonstrations in the capital, Khartoum.
One doctor was killed for trying to perform his duty, helping the injured in Buri, which is an area just near the Royal Care Hospital in the centre of Khartoum. The doctor that was killed was known to be trapped inside a house in Buri with some other protesters inside. Trying to provide medical care for them with the police forces trying to force them out of the house. Since they refused to exit, tear gases were thrown inside.
The doctor opened the door and kept his hands up high, indicating he was coming out peacefully and requested to approach them with the intentions to talk to them peacefully. They agreed and said “OK you can keep approaching us, we’re ready to talk to you”. The response he got was “You are the medical doctor, well we are looking for you”, the attackers moved two steps back and fired at him.
Our Witnesses:
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Rabie Maglad
“My name is Rabie Maglad. Did you witness any of the protests? “Yes, in my last visit to Sudan. How did they make you feel? It’s a really mixed emotions really. Proud and intimidated at some point and scared.” Did you contribute to any of the protests? “Yes, when I was there on my holiday, although it was my holiday, I had the feeling that I needed to show my support to the people of Sudan”. What were they saying and doing to the people protesting? “The protesters were quite peacefully protesting and marching with signs and things, all started very peacefully, but suddenly things started changing and they began throwing tear gasses at us and as people are fealing, the army people started shooting at us as we tried to leave” How did that make you feel? “At that point, very scared.” Did you know anyone that got affected by the protests? “Yes, my neighbours kids were killed on that day. A lot of other people were injured and killed as well, but down our street, the kid was 13 years old.”
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“We went out because we weren’t comfortable with our lives and the price of the basic resources so expensive. We wanted to go out in groups and say “Freedom” “Peace” “Justice” and we were saying another phrase that means the growth of the population to our president. We felt like we were all one family, everyone was helping each other providing food and drinks. that solution was dangerous but we’ve been waiting for a very long time and we had to go out, to earn a better life.”
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Hassan Maglad
“Many people would leave their homes, as a group, chanting on the streets, they were saying “Huriya salamah Adalah, surah khayal alshab” and “Madaniya”. After a little while, the military would come and catch us, people would start running for their lives and they would shoot at us. There was one kid who lived down my home street, the military caught him and then started hitting at him, if you had seen him you would have cried. The military had also caught an older guy who was unable to protect himself. They killed him. The tear guns were thrown at us and when it goes off, you can’t breath, its harsh on the eyes and you can’t see for a long time. When they’ve killed you, they take your body and tie your hands and arms. They tie a brick to your legs and then throw you in the river so you sink to the bottom. Your family are not aware and if you’re not together, anything can happen to you. During Ramadan, they forced us to drink the dirty water that would cycle from the toilets and the dirty unfiltered rivers, the month of when people are fasting the whole day only to break their fast with dirty water. there’s just no respect to humans at all and its so sad.”