source: Radio Dabanga
actor1: Protesters (Sudan)
actor2: Police Forces of Sudan (1989-2019)
location: Gedaref
notes: From 27th to 30th August, students staged a sit-in protest at the University of El Gedaref (Gedaref state), following protests earlier in the month. The students were demonstrating against deteriorating conditions in the Faculty of Medicine.Ten students were arrested by security services (recorded here as Police Forces) on the 28th August, before being released that night, amidst reports of security forces beating protesters, on or around the same day. On 30th August, university administrators announced the indefinite suspension of classes in the faculty.