source: Ayin Network; Radio Dabanga
actor1: Protesters (Sudan)
actor2: N/A
location: El Ubaiyid
notes: On 5 June 2021, residents of El Ubaiyid in River Nile state (presumed to be the location of the same name in Shendi locality, and coded as such as GP2. Note that one source says the location is in Berber locality to the north) began a sit-in protest against environmental damage caused by mining which lasted three days. The demonstrators closed down the gold market and disrupted the operations of the Sudanese Mineral Resources Company. The demonstrators were also calling for improvements in housing and basic services; for mining to bring employment benefits to residents of the area; and for the 25 villages which comprise the area to be turned into an administrative locality of their own. [size=no report]