{"id":20116924,"date":"2025-05-20T18:49:28","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T16:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/?p=20116924"},"modified":"2025-05-20T18:50:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T16:50:05","slug":"sudanese-embassy-accused-of-unlawful-arrest-of-activist-tupac-in-libya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudanese-embassy-accused-of-unlawful-arrest-of-activist-tupac-in-libya","title":{"rendered":"Sudanese embassy accused of ‘unlawful arrest’ of activist Tupac in Libya"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Sudanese Observatory for Human Rights has accused staff at Sudan\u2019s embassy in Libya of unlawfully arresting a young Sudanese activist in Tripoli, reportedly because he was among the prisoners freed during a breakout after conflict erupted in Sudan. The group described the arrest as a \u201cflagrant violation\u201d of international law. Mohamed Adam, widely known by his nickname \u201cTupac,\u201d was detained in the Libyan capital earlier this week by officials from Sudan\u2019s diplomatic mission, according to a statement issued by the rights group.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adam, an activist, was just 17-years-old at the time, when Sudanese authorities arrested him on accusations of killing<\/a>\u00a0a police Brig Gen Ali Bereima during mass protests against the October 2021 military coup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He and\u00a0fellow protester<\/a>\u00a0Mohamed El Fateh, 18-years-old at the time, were detained on 14 January 2022 outside a hospital in the Burri neighbourhood of Khartoum, where Adam was receiving treatment for a bullet wound sustained during anti-junta demonstrations the previous day.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the pair were accused of involvement in the officer\u2019s death, rights groups reported that their interrogators focused on extracting information about protest organisers and funding sources, rather than on the alleged killing itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Various Sudanese\u00a0reported on social media<\/a>\u00a0that Brig Gen Ali Bereima was killed a week before. Others tweeted that the police officer was killed in the early morning of January 13, while the demonstrations started much later that day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thousands of prisoners in Sudan\u2019s capital were freed a few days after the war broke out in April 2023, after men wearing Rapid Support Forces (RSF) uniforms launched attacks on several prisons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tupac was among those released when gunmen stormed\u00a0El Huda Prison<\/a>\u00a0in Omdurman, freeing hundreds of inmates, including political detainees and remand prisoners, amid the chaos triggered by the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary RSF.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Commander-in-chief of the SAF, Lt Gen Abdelfattah El Burhan, accused the RSF of attacking El Huda Prison and killing its guards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

RSF commander Mohamed \u2018Hemedti\u2019 Dagalo quickly denied these claims, with his media office refuting \u201callegations circulating on social media regarding the forces\u2019 storming of a prison and the release of prisoners.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Sudanese Observatory said the embassy\u2019s actions \u201cconstitute a blatant breach of international norms and humanitarian law,\u201d arguing that diplomatic missions are obligated to protect, not endanger, the lives and liberties of their nationals abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is an unacceptable and unjustified overreach by a diplomatic institution that should be safeguarding citizens, not threatening them,\u201d the organisation stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The group called on Sudanese authorities to ensure Tupac\u2019s immediate and unconditional release and demanded that the principles of human rights and rule of law be upheld in all dealings with Sudanese citizens, regardless of their political affiliations or asylum status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It also urged the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to intervene urgently to secure Tupac\u2019s safety and guarantee him access to protection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The activist has held documentation from the UNHCR proving his asylum application in Tripoli since November 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There has been no official comment from the Sudanese embassy in Libya.<\/p>\n