Health of beaten Darfuri student worsens

In Khartoum, the health condition of one of the Darfuri students whom security services beat and expelled from her boarding house, worsened. Samia Khamis Tarboush had an exploratory operation last week and turned out to be suffering from an obstruction in the stomach, because of the beatings. The No to Women Oppression Initiative (NWOI) told Radio Dabanga that after the violent eviction of 70 Darfuri women students their boarding house in Khartoum on 5 October, during which dozens were arrested, Samia was heavily beaten while in prison. “She is in a very bad mental state, and can barely eat because of the pain.” Students associations and activist groups have denounced the actions against the students in El Zahra boarding house. Ten days after their forced eviction, 40 students were offered accommodation in other housing facilities. The Unamid promised to address the issue of housing for Darfuri university students, and provide support so that they will be able to continue their studies, late last month. File photo: Students in the University of Khartoum (SudanVision) Related:More Darfuri students evicted in Sudan’s capital (21 October 2014) Darfuri student suffers after beatings in detention: activist (20 October 2014)