Darfuri voices silenced: 76th day since arrests

Today marked the 76th day of detention for the Darfuri journalists and human rights activists arrested in Khartoum last October.A number of people of Darfuri origin were arrested in Khartoum between October 30 and November 3. They included, among others: Jaafar Sabki, an editor of Al Sahafa newspaper, Abdelrahman Adam Abdelrahman, an editor of Radio Dabanga, Dirar Adam Dirar, a Darfuri activist, and Abdelrahman Al Gasim, a member of the Darfur Bar Association.

Two women activists, Fatima Mohamed Al Hassan and Fatima Mohamed Abdelrahman, were arrested in Nyala on 5 December and 7 December. They were strong voices for women’s rights, human rights, and for Darfur itself.

The detainees have been denied access to their lawyers and families.