1. Algailey Abdalla Jabir 2. Sediq Ahmed Sediq 3. Mohamed Jouda 4. Sediq Almugadam 5. Elsir Mohamed Hamad According to HUDO‟s source, the detainees were taken to NISS office in Al-Roseires, later on the same day they transported them while their hands were tied with chains to NISS custody in Damazin. They were interrogated on the following day (12th April 2015) and accused of disrupting national election process. On the same day at 09:00PM Algailey Abdalla and Sediq Ahmed were released. The others remained in NISS custody up to April 21st 2015 when they were also released. On April11th2015, MI in Damazin arrested the following and released them on13th April 2015: 1. 2. 3. 4. Azhari Alkhalifa, 30 years old from Madinah 824, Mohamed Omer, 32 years old, from Madinah 9, Alterefi Mohamed, 35 years old, from Madinah 9. Arbab Abunemah, 35 years old from Alkharabat, The four detainees were former members of SPLM-N. Together with other people, they formed the National Movement for Peace and Development Party25 (NMPDP). According to NISS, their activity during the campaigns of the recent election was considered to be a threat. On April 12th2015, NISS arrested Hafiz Mohamed Osman from Roseires Market and held him from 11:00 am up to 5:00 pm. They released him without telling him the reason for his arrest. On April 13th2015, NISS arrested three students who are members of Umma National Party from Geli Village of Tadamon locality. The detainees are political activists at Blue Nile University; they were accused of supporting Arhal26 campaign. They were released on 18th-April-2015. Their names are; 24 Madinah 8, it is part of the new towns from 1- 12, they have been established as a compensation for the villages affected by the extension Roseires Dam. Collectively those towns accommodates about 22,000 families. 25 Formed on Feb. 2012 by NCP after the war broke- out in BN. The intention was to divide SPLM-N membership in the state and engage them in the political operation. 26 Arhal means leave, it is an election boycott campaign initiated and carried-out by Sudanese opposition youth movements later joined by opposing political parties, it was against Sudan General election 2015. 18

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