Via Amnesty International:

Demand justice for environmental protesters in Sudan

On June 13th, demonstrations against the construction of the Kajbar Dam in Farraig village, Sudan, resulted in police and security forces firing on protesters and detaining several lawyers, journalists, and activists. Security forces have targeted members of The Committee Against the Building of the Kajbar Dam, a group campaigning on behalf of affected villages. Arrested in their homes, there has been no word as to where they are being held or whether they have been charged with any criminal offense. A group of journalists and lawyers who traveled together to investigate the violence and arrests were also arrested and their exact place of detention is unknown. Amnesty International is deeply concerned that these men are at significant risk of ill treatment and torture.

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