{"id":20040457,"date":"2023-05-23T18:27:41","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T16:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/?p=20040457"},"modified":"2023-05-23T18:27:43","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T16:27:43","slug":"%e2%99%a6-sudan-this-weeks-news-in-brief-%e2%99%a6-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/%e2%99%a6-sudan-this-weeks-news-in-brief-%e2%99%a6-7","title":{"rendered":"\u2666 Sudan: This week\u2019s news in brief \u2666<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

DABANGA SUDAN \u2013 May 23, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sudan\u2019s warring parties \u2018detain activists, hold volunteers incommunicado\u2019<\/a>\u00a0
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KHARTOUM \/ WAD MADANI \u2013 May 19, 2023. Both the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) reportedly detained \u2018hundreds of activists and volunteers\u2019 in the country\u2019s capital. Two young activists charged with killing a police officer in Khartoum more than a year ago were held in Wad Madani, El Gezira, on Tuesday.
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Military Intelligence took three members of the Khartoum North (Khartoum Bahri) Neighbourhood Committees from their homes on Tuesday and brought them to El Zakheera camp in El Kadaro in the northern part of the city. The same day, RSF paramilitaries seized volunteer Mohamed Ezzeldin near the Arkoweet Emergency Room in Khartoum while he was collecting medicines and distributing them to patients in the neighbourhood. It is unclear where he has been taken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rapid Support Forces occupy cathedrals in Sudan capital<\/a>
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KHARTOUM \u2013 May 17, 2023. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are occupying the Episcopal All Saints Cathedral and the Coptic Virgin Mary Cathedral in Khartoum. Paramilitaries of the RSF stormed the All Saints Cathedral in Khartoum II and turned it into a military base.
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\u201cThe main gate and the doors to the offices were opened by force,\u201d Rev Ezekiel Kondo, archbishop of the Episcopal Anglican Church of Sudan and bishop of Khartoum reported. \u201cThey threatened the guard with a gun and stole the vehicle of the diocese. Nobody knows what happened to the rest of church property,\u201d he stated. \u201cThe church leadership and the entire Christian episcopal community condemn this disrespectful act,\u201d the archbishop added. \u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Humanitarian truce welcomed in Sudan and abroad<\/a>
JEDDAH \/ KHARTOUM \u2013 May 22, 2023. The agreement on a seven-day short-term ceasefire and humanitarian arrangements, signed in Jeddah in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, which becomes effective at 21:45 (Khartoum time GMT+2) this evening, has been welcomed by government, political, and civil society organisations within Sudan and abroad.
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Sudan Journalists Syndicate demand RSF leaves broadcasting HQ<\/a>
KHARTOUM \/ OMDURMAN \u2013 May 21, 2023. As Sudan entered its 34th day of war on Friday, the Sudanese Journalists Syndicate (SJS) released a statement condemning the Rapid Support Forces\u2019 (RSF) use of \u201cmedia and press institutions as a field of military battles.\u201d
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As many as 2,000 reported dead in West Darfur violence<\/a>
EL GENEINA \/ EL FASHER \u2013 May 16, 2023. Residents of El Geneina reported more heavy gunfire and artillery fired at residential areas and mosques, forcing more people to flee. Over 2,000 people might have died in El Geneina in the past violent weeks. Darfur regional authorities held a meeting to discuss the situation.
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Open letter to support Sudanese refugees seeking safety in Egypt<\/a>
ARGEEN \/ PORT SUDAN \u2013 May 16, 2023. An activist group published an open letter to urge the Egyptian government and UNHCR Egypt\u00a0to provide better support to those fleeing Sudan as clashes continue and the humanitarian situation is deteriorating rapidly. In Port Sudan, Red Sea state, a large number of Sudanese is still waiting to leave the country by air or by sea.
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Sudan war: church attacked, mosques bombed, and more hospitals raided<\/a>
KHARTOUM \/ OMDURMAN \/ KHARTOUM NORTH \u2013 May 15, 2023. More violent incidents were reported in greater Khartoum over the weekend. A Coptic Church was attacked on Sunday morning. Four people were hit by bullets and a priest was assaulted. Mosques were bombed. Two hospitals were raided, reportedly by members of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
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Famous Sudan singer slain in SAF-RSF violence despite Jeddah humanitarian declaration<\/a>
OMDURMAN \/ KHARTOUM \u2013 May 14, 2023. The famous Sudanese singer Shaden Gardood was killed during the recently renewed clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Omdurman on Friday,\u00a0despite the agreed humanitarian declaration that was signed by the two parties in Saudi Arabia\u2019s city of Jeddah on Thursday.
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Sudanese journalists condemn attacks, \u2018anonymous lists\u2019<\/a>
KHARTOUM \u2013 May 13, 2023. A group of paramilitaries of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) raided the office of El Hirak El Siyasi newspaper in Khartoum on Thursday. A Sudanese photojournalist was shot in the back last week. On social media anonymous lists are circulating, that \u2018reveal\u2019 names of journalists allegedly working for the army or the RSF.
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Heavy fighting in North Darfur capital amidst \u2018alarming increase in food prices\u2019<\/a>
EL FASHER \/ SIRBA \/ EL GENEINA \u2013 May 12, 2023. El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, has been witnessing intense fighting during the past days. People in the city, but also in other places in Darfur complain about \u201cstaggering food prices\u201d. The airport of El Geneina in West Darfur has been closed for three weeks due to power outages.
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New report highlights escalating propaganda campaigns in Sudan<\/a>
NEW JERSEY \u2013 May 10, 2023. In addition to physical dangers posed by bullets and shells, Sudanese are being bombarded with propaganda by the warring parties, making it increasingly challenging to get an idea of the situation on the ground. The latest Sudan Conflict Monitor report sheds light on the escalating propaganda campaigns in the ongoing conflict in the country.<\/p>\n