On 11th April 2016, Dr. Ibrahim Saad, 43 years old, medical doctor, was arrested by MI Damazin on the accusation that he communicates to SPLA-N members using his phone. He was released on 19th June 2016. Arrest of Activists On 5th June 2016, the social activist/ Saif-Elnasr Minalla Mahmoud, 34 years old, civil servant, was arrested by MI in Damazin. He was one of the youth who was active in social media. Most of the activists in Blue Nile speculated that, it could be the reason for his arrest. He was released on 19th June 2016. On 7th June 2016, the social activist/ Ismail Tawakul Fadul, 35 years old Engineer, was arrested by MI in Damazin. He was part of the youth that campaigned 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. On 9th June 2016, activist/ Isam Omer Ibrahim, 53 years old, an author, was arrested by NISS in Damazin town. The NISS accused him that he had offended the governor through his writings; he was released on 19th June 2016. On 17th September 2016, Mohamed Ahmed Khaleifa, a 35 years old government employee was arrested by NISS in Damazin for taking photos of patients at hospital who were suspected to be suffering from cholera. He was released after eight days on 25th September 2016 without opening a case against him. Arrest at Gogash neighborhood by SAF On 18th October 2016, military intelligence (MI) in Damazin arrested nine (9) people in Gogash neighborhood of Damazin town. The arrest happened while MI shot bullets in the air which threatened the people in the whole neighborhood. The arrested people were members of Gogash neighborhood committee which was formed on the request of BN governor. Their names are; 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Sharafeldin Ali, government employee, head of the committee Abduelgadir Mohamed Musa, 36 years, government employee, the deputy. Mohamed Alnayeer, 48 years, casual labor Isam Idris, casual labor Abduelnasir, 19 years, casual labor Ahamed, carpenter Hassan Abukarank Alrasheed Abubaker, 39 years, driver. Mahmoud, 28 years government employee. On 15th October 2016, residents of Gogash15 discovered that their water tap was mixed with blood. On the second day (16th) a group of residents went to the slaughter house 15 Gogash is a neighborhood in Damazin near the slaughter house/ abattoir and military headquarter. 9