Three protesting students injured in El Fasher, North Darfur

Three students were injured In an attempt by the guards of the University of El Fasher to break up a sit-in at the Faculty of Medicine on Sunday.

A student told Radio Dabanga that the guards attacked the protesting students with batons and hose-pipes. “Ahmed El Tayeb Baker, Mohamed Haroun, and Eisa Mohamed Nour sustained injuries.”

The students accuse the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Tahir Bishara, of being behind the attack.

In early October, the students decided to suspend their studies in protest against the rise of the registration and tuition fees from SDG350 ($57) to SDG750 ($122). They have repeatedly stated that they cannot afford to pay the fees because of difficult living conditions. Many of them are displaced.

Last week, the administration of the El Fasher University summoned 13 students after mediation by a group of lecturers failed to resolve the crisis. The students are accused of inciting the protests, and may be dismissed.

One of the 13 students stressed to this station that they will continue their protest “until the university administration backs down from its decision to raise the fees”.