Sudan Massacre: The Bloody Nile

Akshaya Akriti
Jun 14, 2019 • 36 views

Nowadays so much is happening globally that it is hard to keep track of all. The Internet is turning blue with supports towards the crisis from all the world. #BlueForSudan and #IamtheSudanRevolution have taken over all social platforms to pay honour the lives of the victim. And apparently, it’s blue because one of the victim’s(Mohamed Mattar) favourite colour was blue. And the most shocking and disappointing news of all is that around 118 bodies were killed by Sudan’s security forces. Now that’s a huge number.

The Story Behind All This

The first question which arises in everyone’s mind is WHY? What is the reason behind all this? Why the political crisis?

So it all started when Sudan first protested in December 2018 against the rule of Hassan al-Bashir(then president), who resigned on 11th April 2019. Before his resignation, he came into power via a military coup during a civil war in the country. Also, he was charged with corruption relating to wealth and emergency orders on June 13. Their protests continued to increase with demands such as the increasing prices of bread and fuel.

Since Al-Bashir resigned, Sudan has been ruled by a military council under “Hemiti” (Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagolo. Dagalo was also responsible for the atrocities in Darfur. The military group assigned in Sudan were close to Al-Bashir and followed his thoughts.

The Aftermath

The protesters were attacked by the paramilitary forces and around 700 people were injured, 100 dead, more than 70 cases of rape and robberies and also the telecom and internet has been cut off. These people met with this brutal attack at a protest camp in Khartoum.

The Nile Turned Red

Around 40 people have been pulled out of the Nile who have been killed by the paramilitary forces. The Doctors Committee of Sudan keeps on informing the number of killed, wounded and injured. The way the paramilitary forces loaded the bodies in the truck to be dumped in the Blue Nile was far from imagined. The bodies taken out from the Nile are wounded with bullets, some are beaten and heinously thrown in the Nile.

The forces also offered a negotiation with the protesters which they declined. The Protesters would continue to work against the paramilitary forces and their pressure on the people.

Voice Of The World And How Can You Help?

People from all around the world have raised their voice against this act. The hashtags #BlueforSudan and #IamtheSudanRevolution have taken a wave and are helping to reach the unknowns. People are showing their concern and raising their voices by posting on Social platforms about the massacre. They are turning their display pictures into blue colour to honour the victims. Mohamed Mattar after whom the colour blue has become the symbol for Sudan Revolution died while protecting two women during the protest. He was a 26-year-old Engineer and his favourite colour was blue.