Please keep the people of Sudan in your thoughts and prayers, #Roommates ?? [49], On 27 July, Fathelrahman Saeed, the head of a committee appointed by the Attorney-General at the request of the TMC to investigate the massacre, stated that 87 people had been killed, 168 injured, no rapes had occurred and no tents had been burnt. Four people were shot dead by the TMC forces in Khartoum. The blackout is creating difficulties for protestors to organize, find family & friends, and get information out to the international community. The militia was also responsible for war recent crimes in Darfur. [38] Activist Dalia El Roubi stated that "the symbolism behind the rape of women is very substantial, it's aimed at breaking society" and that the sexual violence of the 3 June massacre was a deliberate action by the RSF to "break" communities in a similar way to which communities were "broken" in Darfur. [60], According to an anonymous military official present at negotiations for the initial verbal deal, quoted by The Christian Science Monitor, US negotiators led by Donald E. Booth proposed that TMC members be guaranteed immunity from prosecution in the investigation. I am willing to refund all and everything right away. There is no objective media sharing what’s going on expect for @aljazeeraenglish which had their offices shot down.” She goes on to say her friend was murdered in the massacre. He stated that 47 victims of the massacre died on 3 June, with a total of 124 dying from 3 to 20 June. The report said that the 3 June massacre was carried out using techniques by the Sudanese authorities in which they "purposefully pre-positioned" their units and armed them with tear gas and assault rifles before the attack was initiated. 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As reported by the Central Committee of Sudan Doctors (CCSD), an organisation of medical volunteers, dozens of bodies were pulled from the Nile Wednesday and doctors said they had been weighed down with rocks in an attempt to hide the true death toll. [51][50] The late May visits by TMC leader al-Burhan to the Egyptian president el-Sisi and to the de facto ruler of the UAE, Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and of the TMC deputy leader Dagalo to Mohammad bin Salman, the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia, were interpreted by el-Baghdadi as encouragements for the TMC to cancel negotiations with the opposition and to carry out a massacre. [50] Mahmoud Elmutasim, a political activist and doctor who graduated from the University of Khartoum, stated that Saudi Arabia and the UAE are opposed to the existence of democracies in the Middle East, since if "the idea of democracy itself [should] ever take root, or become widespread in the Middle East," then it would constitute a threat to the governmental systems of Saudi Arabia and the UAE. [47] On 30 July, enquiries by the Darfur Bar Association and the National Umma Party attributed responsibility directly to the TMC,[48][49] confirmed the occurrences of rapes as part of the event,[48] and stated a total death toll of 124 (from 3 to 20 June). [65] The leaders of the Declaration of Freedom and Change Forces (DFCF) opposition alliance, said an open-ended civil disobedience campaign would continue to try to force the council from power. Abbas, a 22-year-old student from Khartoum, is one of the witnesses of the brutal massacre during which hundreds of peaceful demonstrators were killed and several hundreds injured. In this regard, he calls for an immediate and transparent investigation in order to hold those all responsible accountable. Many Sudanese artists designed and created pieces of art that show the scale of the massacre. Witnesses are also reporting that the RSF is not allowing them to touch or recover the bodies of dead protestors presumably because they plan to dump them in the river. [48] On 30 July, the DBA committee stated that eight rape victims were receiving psychological therapy; one in Omdurman had committed suicide as a result of the rape; one rape victim had been forced by social stigma to search for another home for her and her family. Hundreds killed in massacre … It’s really hard being an influencer and sharing information that is “off brand” and not worthy of the “feed” but I cannot hold this in anymore. The Khartoum massacre occurred on 3 June 2019, when the armed forces of the Sudanese Transitional Military Council, headed by the Rapid Support Forces, the immediate successor organisation to the Janjaweed militia, used heavy gunfire and teargas to disperse a sit-in by protestors in Khartoum, killing more than 100 people, with difficulties in estimating the actual numbers. But China, backed by Russia, blocked a bid to condemn the killing of civilians and issue an urgent call from world powers for an immediate halt to the violence. The Khartoum Massacre The mobilization of December 2018, which led to the fall of Al-Bashir, was the first time the Rapid Support Forces entered Khartoum in large numbers to repress the demonstrations and the occupation of Al-Qyada Plaza. [40] Al-Karib said that the activists "understood the root causes and politics behind sexual violence" and "approached sexual violence as a crime connected [to] power relations", while "not [undermining] how personal it is as a crime". The massacre took place while RSF units tried to clear the space outside the army HQ in Khartoum where protesters were gathered. The negotiations turned into a stalemate and instead of agreeing on a way forward the military has seized power and imposed their will with brutal force. Following intense protests, Awad Ibn Auf announced his resignation and said that he had chosen Lieutenant-General Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Burhan to lead the TMC. Rapid Support Forces opened fire on peaceful protestors in Sudan on June 3, killing over 124 people and injuring 700 more. The initial protests two months ago led to the autocratic leader Al-Bashir being ousted. At Sudan’s Royal Care Hospital, RSF soldiers forced 50 wounded protestors to evacuate and arrested a doctor that had been part of the sit-in protest. [7][8][9] At least forty of the bodies had been thrown in the River Nile. "[37], International criminal lawyer Celine Bardet of We are not Weapons of War said that evidence gathering for the systematic use of sexual violence as a tool of war needed separate consideration to other evidence gathering, because of social stigma against women testifying about the events. The protesters have blamed the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of planning and carrying out the massacre. The Khartoum massacre occurred in 2019 amongst the Sudanese Revolution. [12][13], In October 2019, during the 39-month planned transition to democracy, an official Khartoum massacre investigation commission was created as required under Article 7. Some of the bodies recovered from the river had bullet wounds, while others were hacked with machetes, Radio Dabanga reported. [62], The Draft Constitutional Declaration signed in August 2019 confirmed the creation of an independent investigation, and gave "procedural" immunity to all senior members of the transition institutions, which can be removed by a simple majority vote of the Transitional Legislative Council. A post shared by The Shade Room (@theshaderoom) on Jun 11, 2019 at 10:01am PDT. [citation needed], In total, more than 200 military vehicles were used in the attack, with more than 10,000 soldiers and other unidentified personnel in police uniforms. Khartoum Massacre Probe Reveals Systematic, Egregious Abuses by Sudanese Security Forces GENEVA – Sudanese security forces launched a series of … Soldiers broke through the demonstrators’ barricades, burnt their tents to the ground, and shot at and beat protesters. Five days … At least forty of the … [16] The No to Oppression against Women Initiative objected to the absence of women members on the commission. She then called on anybody and everybody to help spread the news as the RSF had cut off internet access to civilians. The removal of Omar Al-Bashir created a power vacuum in Sudan. Buzzfeed is reporting that RSF has shut down nearly all access to internet and phone services throughout the country following the massacre. Be an ally because we need your help. The Sudanese Massacre or “Khartoum Massacre” resulted in 124 deaths, 700 injuries, and over 70 cases of rape. "[64], On Monday 4 June, Transitional Military Council (TMC) cancelled all agreements reached during talks with the main opposition alliance on setting up a transitional administration. [41] The majority of the victims were killed by gunfire, while others were stabbed to death, burned, or had their skulls crushed after being run over by Janjaweed pick-up trucks. The RSF Blocked Internet Access for Civilians. Soldiers broke through the demonstrators’ barricades, burnt their tents to the ground, and shot at and beat protesters. Al-Bashir had led a combination of a military dictatorship and a Muslim Brotherhood–led regime. The Daily Beast attributed responsibility directly to RSF under Hemedti's command, based on videos,[45] testimonies by witnesses and interviews with civilian activists. We call for an agreed transfer of power to a civilian-led government as demanded by the people of Sudan. Egypt had held the city for some time, but the siege the Mahdists engineered and carried out from 13 March 1884 to 26 January 1885 was enough to wrest control away from the Egyptian administration. Khartoum massacre a year on: ‘If I told them I was a doctor I wouldn’t be talking now’ Irish-based doctor recalls the day Sudanese military opened fire on demonstrators Wed, Jun 3, 2020, 13:44 [52][53][54], After news of the massacre, Egypt called for restraint and the UAE called for dialogue and an investigation into the massacre. The Internet in Sudan was almost completely blocked during and following the massacre,[12][13] Janjaweed militias had wide presence throughout Khartoum and prevented documenting the number of victims. Bardet said that, as of June 2019[update], evidence was being collected about "a fair amount of sexual violence" that might be used as evidence of an international crime, if the sexual violence were "systematic, targeted and [had] a specific objective". [10] Hundreds of unarmed civilians were injured, hundreds of unarmed citizens were arrested, many families were terrorised in their home estates across Sudan,[11][7] and the RSF raped more than 70 women and men. Reports in the aftermath of that attack indicated that the violence resulted in the deaths of scores of people and injured hundre… [30], Estimating the numbers of victims was difficult in the days following the massacre because of Internet blockage and the presence of security forces. [51], The New Arab and Middle East Eye similarly argued that "The blooded assault was launched shortly after top Sudanese generals visited Riyadh, Abu Dhabi and Egypt to secure support for their takeover, with observers arguing the transitional military council received a green light from the three powerful Arab states for their move". I am sorry to all companies I am running campaigns with but my editorial calendar is currently on pause. Soldiers and paramilitary groups earlier this month opened fire on a pro-democracy sit-in in Khartoum, leaving at least 118 people dead, the Central Committee of Sudan Doctors said. Prior to the massacre, the two sides were making progress and had agreed on a 3-year deal to transition to democracy. As first reported by CNN, the RSF has been dumping protestor bodies into the Nile River in an attempt to cover up the actual death toll from the Sudan Massacre. The Battle of Khartoum, Siege of Khartoum or Fall of Khartoum was the conquest of Egyptian-held Khartoum by the Mahdist forces led by Muhammad Ahmad. [46] Three separate enquiries released statements to the media in late July 2019. In the early morning hours of June 3, 2019, Sudanese security forces launched a violent attack against pro-democracy demonstrators at the protests’ central sit-in site in Khartoum, near the headquarters of the army, navy, and air force – a neighborhood known in Khartoum as “al-Qiyada,” or headquarters. There were several reports of bodies thrown into the Nile. About 700 protesters and others present at the sit-in that day were injured. [2], On 9 June, witnesses reported the smell of rotten corpses coming from drainage channels and suspected that soldiers had thrown victims there. Negotiations broke down in May and tensions mounted until the massacre last week in Khartoum. [81], An online social media trend with the hashtag #BlueForSudan started several days after the massacre, representing solidarity for the protest movement, with blue signifying the favourite colour of Mohamed Mattar, one of the victims of the massacre.[43]. Al-Karib criticised the lack of support from international "multimillion-dollar agencies and NGOs" with "fancy conference rooms to strategise in", stating that the "actors that are traditionally tasked with addressing sexual violence [remained] unable or unwilling to end Sudan's sexual violence epidemic and help its survivors achieve justice. If you want to support me please share this information as widely as possible and don’t be silent. Unfortunately, no doubt can now exist that General Gordon was among those massacred when Khartoum fell into the hands of the rebels. [28][68], On Tuesday the United Nations Security Council met on at the request of Britain and Germany to hear a briefing from UN envoy Nicholas Haysom, who has been working with the African Union (AU) on a solution to the crisis in Sudan. Please, just send me an email. Despite their success at removing the dictator, revolutionaries were unable to take power from the military who refused to relinquish control of the country. [47] The Sudan Forensic Doctors Union described the result of the enquiry as "poor and defective", and the FFC, the Sudanese Women's Union, the Sudanese Professionals Association and the Democratic Lawyers' Alliance rejected the report. It has also made it difficult to determine the exact extent of the massacre. [28], On 3 June 2019 the military armed forces of the TMC headed by the Rapid Support Forces, the immediate successor organisation to the Janjaweed militia and NISS, together with other TMC forces[29] used heavy gunfire and teargas as well as sound bombs aiming at dispersing the sit-in killing more than 100[6] people with difficulties in estimating the actual numbers. The list below includes the name of the victim (some unidentified), the date of death, age, hospital and cause of death as indicated by the Sudanese Doctors' Syndicate:[42], The military armed forces of the Transitional Military Council (TMC), headed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF, derived from Janjaweed militias) led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo ("Hemedti"),[44] the immediate successor organisation to the Janjaweed militia, are widely attributed as being responsible for the attack. Currently, peaceful Sudanese protestors are being killed as they urge for a democratic government. Buzzfeed is reporting that RSF has shut down nearly … [83][84], African Union – On 3 June, issued the following statement "The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki strongly condemns the violence that erupted today which led to reported deaths and several civilian injuries. [38] Online social network images showing women's underwear on a pole and a room full of women's clothing were considered "unverified" as of 20 June 2019[update]. The RSF is attempting to cover up their crimes and Khartoum is essentially under military occupation. Once the crowd was dispersed, the RSF moved onto the surrounding neighborhoods and continued to beat, rape, and kill protestors. …to be known as the June 3 massacre, which occurred when forces cleared demonstrators from one of their primary spots in Khartoum; more than 100 people are thought to have been killed. Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images. The Khartoum massacre occurred on Monday, 3 June 2019, when the military armed forces of the Sudanese Transitional Military Council, headed by the Rapid Support Forces, the immediate successor organisation to the Janjaweed militia, used heavy gunfire and teargas aiming at dispersing a sit-in by prot [36], Sit-ins in Port Sudan, el-Gadarif and Sinja were also "raided and attacked by the RSF" on 3 June. [22] For about two months the TMC engaged the SPA in dialogue and discussion on how to shift to a transitional government, disagreeing over whether the transitional government should be civilian-led or military-led. Emirati Minister of Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash stated "We are concerned about the massacre we've seen. On 21 September 2019, the transition period prime minister, Abdalla Hamdok, issued a decision to initiate the official Khartoum massacre investigation with a 7-member committee of lawyers, independent from all other state bodies, to be assigned to carry out the investigation. [33] Seventy women and men were raped by the RSF according to doctors in Khartoum hospitals. The post went viral, garnering over 500K likes and attracting the attention of pop superstar Rihanna who posted about it in her Instagram story. There is no objective media sharing what’s going on expect for @aljazeeraenglish which had their offices shot down. My friend @mattar77 was MURDERED by the Rapid Support Forces. Resistance committees were organized at the neighborhood level with the backing of the Sudanese Communist Party (SCP) and the Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA), which had spearheaded the Sudanese revolution in December 2018. Yesterday, an independent national commission started its in-person investigation on the violent dispersal by government forces of the protesters at the sit-in in front of the Sudanese army’s General Command in Khartoum on June 3, 2019, causing the death of at least 127 demonstrators. [32] Hundreds of unarmed civilians were injured, hundreds of unarmed citizens were arrested and many families were terrorised in their home estates across Sudan. The Sudanese Massacre was not being covered by most news outlets and she implored news agencies and other influencers to bring attention to their plight. [38] Nahid Jabrallah, founder of the Sima Centre for Women and Children's Studies, and other activists and journalists, stated that there were extensive testimonies of gang rapes and other sexual violence by the RSF during the 3 June attacks. The chief of the RSF, Hemedti, was named Vice President of the Military Council, presided over by Burhan. The military official stated, "The Americans demanded a deal as soon as possible. There’s a massacre happening in my country Sudan’s and a media blackout and internet censorship for four consecutive days. On 11 April 2019, the military removed al-Bashir from power in a coup d'état and created a Transitional Military Council (TMC). "the Chairperson calls on all international partners to reinforce common efforts towards the immediate cessation of the violence and rapid resumption of negotiations for a political settlement.[85]. The soldiers smashed through protestor barricades, burnt their tents to the ground, and shot protestors indiscriminately. They also called on the international community to start looking into "the ongoing violations and crimes committed by (TMC) in all cities and towns and to stop it immediately." شهد (@hadyouatsalaam) on Jun 6, 2019 at 9:05am PDT. [50] Some of the military vehicles and equipment used in the massacre were manufactured in the UAE. On June 3, 2019, there was a massacre on the streets of Sudan’s capital, Khartoum. The following is a timeline of what took place in the Khartoum sit-in camp: According to local resident and PhD student Mohammed Elnaiem, the first phase of the attack included discussion between RSF members and the regular army, and in the second phase, the army vehicles departed while RSF vehicles "drove through the barricades. At dawn on Monday, June 3, paramilitary forces raided the sit-in opposite the Army General Command in Khartoum, Sudan, raining fire on protesters and bringing an end to six months of a largely peaceful uprising. Over 40 bodies were weighed down with rocks and thrown in the river according to the Central Committee of Sudan Doctors (CCSD). I am injured currently.” And all I could do this post this. Street protests took place in Khartoum in response to the report. Saeed stated that legal cases for crimes against humanity had been launched against eight unnamed high-ranking security officers. The protestors wanted a civilian-led transition government and were involved in negotiations with the military. June 3rd Massacre On April 6, 2019, protestors staged a sit-in in Khartoum to pressure the then ruling dictator Omar Al Bashir to step down. [66][10][70][71], On Thursday 6 June, the African Union Peace and Security Department issued a statement suspending the participation of Sudan in all AU activities with immediate effect - "until the effective establishment of a civilian-led transitional authority," which it described as the only way to "exit from the current crisis". [27] On 1 June, the SPA said that it had reason to believe that the TMC was "planning and working to end the peaceful sit-in at the headquarters with excessive force and violence" after three people were killed in incidents on the fringes of the demonstration during the previous week. [50] El-Baghdadi situates this in the general context of Saudi, UAE and Egyptian leaders being afraid of democratic movements. After the … And tune into my stories for more information. The Chairperson calls on the Transitional Military Council to protect the civilians from further harm". Right after sunrise on Monday, June 3, paramilitary forces opened fire on peaceful protestors staging a sit-in opposite the Army General Command in Khartoum, Sudan. Their message was clear: power-sharing in return for guarantees that nobody from the council will be tried. [49] On 30 July, El Amin stated that the sit-in was disbanded by "a large military force wearing RSF uniforms and riot police" and that the massacre had been "premeditated and planned". If this offends you, I am sorry. [39], Hala al-Karib, writing in Al Jazeera English, said that local activists provided systematic support for the rape victims, "[extending] their hands to the hundreds of male and female sexual violence survivors and the families of those who were killed" with "discipline and the commitment to support the survivors of violence". [76][77][78][79] The general strike was followed by about 60–100% of workers, varying between sectors, for a total of 3 days[80][81] and was followed on 12 June by an agreement between the TMC and the opposition to free political prisoners, stop the strike, and resume negotiations. 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