Ethiopia. He was on the road to Ethiopia by road and he stopped at the checkpoint (office) of SAF Military Intelligence (SAF-MI) in order to get the permission to cross the border to Ethiopia (this is one of the measures imposed by the security of Sudan for the cross-border movement between the two countries). Mr. Hajo was subsequently arrested by SAF-MI and detained at the military garrison in Al-Kurmuk. He was accused of going to attend TAGADOM5 conference. On 5th June 2024, Mr. Ali Hajo was transported by SAF from Al-Kurmuk to Damazin. He was detained at Damazin central police up to 9th June 2024. From there, he was transferred to Roseries prison to serve the three (3) months prison sentence, according to an emergency order. On 10th September 2024, Mr. Hajo was released after serving what was considered to be the full sentence period. 2.1.14 Arrest operations by military intelligence in Roseries On 7th August 2024, the Military Intelligence of Sudan Armed Force (SAF) in Roseries carried out an arrest operation targeting the youth. They (SAF/MI) were arresting the youth from their homes without giving an explanation (reason for the arrest). The arrested youth were taken to unknown place which raised fear that, they could be undergoing torture. HUDO Centre managed to confirm only three (3) names among those who were arrested as indicated below; 1. Mr. Mohammed Elmubarak, 36 years old. He is a government employee at the Ministry of media and culture in Blue Nile State. 2. Mr. Muzamil Mustafa, 38 years old. He is a lawyer. 3. Mr. Ahmed Alnadeef, 25 years old. He is a university student. An activist from Blue Nile informed HUDO Centre that, the detained (arrested) youth were more than fifty (50) persons. That, the arrests have been going on for weeks. The three detainees were released on different dates with mid of September 2024. 5 TAGADOM is an abbreviation for the Arabic name of The Coordination Body of The Democratic Civil Forces whom had conducted a conference in Adis Ababa from 26th to 30th May 2024. 16