On 7th June 2016, the social activist/ Ismail Tawakul Fadul, 35 years old, Engineer, was arrested by MI in Damazin. The detainee was part of the youth that campaign against providing Saudian investors cultivation land in Blue Nile state in which the community’s interest were ignored. Some observers linked his arrest with this campaign. He was released on 19th June 2016.