2.1.9 SAF arrested two people (Youth) in Damazin On 6th January 2024, Mr. Eihab Babikir Sesio (35 years) and Mr. Musaab Rizgalla (28 years) were arrested by Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) soldiers from Damazin checkpoint at Roseries bridge while they were travelling between the two towns. The detained youth are social activists and residents of Roseries town. They were taken by SAF soldiers to the nearby barracks (SAF’s air defence). While at the barracks, they were interrogated, intimidated and threaten to be killed. SAF accused them of suspiciously being affiliated to Rapid Support Force (RSF). During the interrogation, they were asked about their connections with RSF and if there is any communication between the RSF and the resistant committees in Roseries. Their phones were also checked. SAF warned them not to communicate with anyone within RSF or else, they will be killed. They were later released on the same day. 2.1.10 SAF arrested three activists in Damazin On 14th January 2024, soldiers from Sudan Armed Force (SAF) arrested Mr. Bahaa-Eldin Mukhtar, Mr. Abu Murtada Jagdoul and Mr. Ahmed Jaafar from their homes. The three were interrogated about their activities with the resistance committees, detained the whole day and released in the evening. An activist from Damazin talked to HUDO Centre saying that, the three activists are members of the Emergency room for sheltering internally displaced people in Damazin and particularly managing Alnahda neighbourhood IDPs shelter centre. “I believe they were arrested because they have resisted SAF control over the shelter centres as it’s a civil society initiative”. The three activists are known in Damazin town as social activists without political affiliations. 2.1.11 SAF arrested two youths in Damazin On 3rd April 2024, a group of Sudan Armed Force (SAF) soldiers arrested Mr. Badreldin Elamein Temsah (33 years old, self-employed) and Mr. Babikir Adam (34 years, selfemployed) from the street and took them to military garrison in Damazin. While at Damazin military garrison, the two were interrogated, intimidated and tortured (beaten). SAF accused them of belonging to Rapid Support Force (RSF). On 7th April 2024, the two youth were released unconditionally. 2.1.12 SAF arrested Abdelhakam Yousif in Damazin On 4th April 2024, Mr. Abdelhakam Yousif (58 years old, is a government employee at the petrol department in the ministry of finance in Blue Nile State) was arrested by a group of Sudan Armed Force/ Military Intelligence (SAF/MI) from his office at the Ministry of Finance in Damazin town. 14