University of Khartoum students start sit-in Sudan’s capital

The students of the University of Khartoum began an open-ended sit-in on Thursday. The students decided on the sit-in because they did not receive a response from the Dean of the University on their letter submitted on Wednesday, one of the students told Radio Dabanga. They had given the Dean an ultimatum of 24 hours to respond to their requests. The students demand a thorough investigation into the killing of Darfuri student Ali Abakar Musa Idris who died of bullet wounds sustained during a peaceful student protest at the campus on 11 March. The students also request from the University administration to withdraw the security forces stationed inside the campus and in front of the University gates. “The gates are to be guarded by the University guards.” A third demand concerns the “need to resume the lectures of the faculties of law, Arts, and Economics”. File photo: University of Khartoum students fleeing the campus on 11 March 2014 (Radio Dabanga) Related:Darfuri students threaten boycott of University of Khartoum (31 March 2014) ‘More than 15 Darfuri students and human rights activists detained’: Darfur Bar (21 March 2014) Guards storm Khartoum dormitory, force students out (14 March 2014) Slain student buried in Khartoum; Darfur Association calls security statement ‘racist’ (12 March 2014)University suspends classes indefinitely following death of Darfuri student (12 March 2014) One dies as troops fire on Darfuri students in Khartoum (11 March 2014)