News February 4, 2026 Sudan: two women from El Gedaref and Blue Nile face death by stoning The women are reportedly without legal representation amid the collapse of the justice system, and the restriction of the work of legal aid organisations. The activists highlight that the women’s situation “requires urgent and effective solidarity”.
News September 2, 2025 Sudan: ACJPS, "Incarcerated people dying in cholera-ridden South Darfur prison" A statement from the African Center for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) laments that that the prison is currently overcrowded with poor sanitation and limited access to food, clean water, and healthcare – conditions under which diseases, particularly cholera, can run rampant.
News May 10, 2025 Sudan: at least 20 killed in suspected drone strike on prison A suspected drone strike launched by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) hit a prison in Sudan’s Kordofan region, killing at least 20 incarcerated people and wounding 50 others, authorities said.
News April 12, 2025 Sudan: Wau prison receives food aid The Director of Wau Central Prison in Western Bahr el-Ghazal State, Maj Gen Andrea Macherenga Marial, confirmed receiving food assistance from the Governor and the local traders. The incarcerated women revealed the lack of food at the facility.
News April 10, 2025 Sudan: 31 incarcerated people freed from Wau central prison The authorities at Wau Central Prison said they released 31 incarcerated people, 4 men and 27 women, after a local company called Lukluk paid off their fines.
News May 14, 2020 Sudan: riot in Darfur prison amid pandemic Prison authorities gradually release prisoners to stem coronavirus transmission
News June 26, 2019 Sudan: Bashir’s regime protest prison conditions Members of the regime of ousted president Omar Bashir who have been jailed in the Koper Prison in Khartoum since their removal from power in April, are protesting against their prison conditions.
News June 18, 2017 Sudan: thirst, poor food in South Darfur prison Inmates of the Korea Prison, south of Nyala, capital of South Darfur, reportedly suffer from thirst and poor services, especially meals, during the fasting month of Ramadan.
News June 18, 2017 Sudan: thirst, poor food in South Darfur prison Inmates of the Korea Prison, south of Nyala, capital of South Darfur, reportedly suffer from thirst and poor services, especially meals, during the fasting month of Ramadan.