Darfuri students found dead after protests

On 7 December 2012 in the morning three bodies of Darfuri students in Gaziera University were founded in a small water canal near Madani, the capital city of Aljazeera state. That afternoon a fourth body was found. The students found dead were:

1. Mohamed Younis Alnil
2. Adil Mohame Ahmed
3. Mubarak Tebin Saeid
4. Alsadig Abdu Allah Yaqoub

Days earlier on December 3 , hundreds of students from Darfur states had protested against the administration of the Gaziera University’s decision to deny the tuition waiver granted to the Darfur students in the public universities by the peace agreement in Doha and the previous peace agreements. The security forces cracked down the protesters, with the support of the university administration. That day 80 students were detained and released later, except one student.

On December 5, the students protested for the same reasons against the administration and called for the freedom of their detained colleague. That day clashes took place between the ruling party student supporters and Darfur students. The security officers attacked the students and they ran away for fear of detention and arrest toward the nearby water canal and jumped in. Police were using electric sticks, according to witnesses, to prevent the students from getting out of the water. Later that day, seven Darfuri students went missing. Four of the missing students were found dead, while the remaining three were still missing:

1. Alnoaman Ahmed
2. Faysal Yaqoub
3. Adam Mansour

Arry Organization calls on the Sudanese authorities to immediately conduct investigations on the death of the four students and present to justice the responsible persons regardless of their positions. Arry organization also urges the government to end the use of extreme violence against student protestors.