Sudanese police removed the homes of residents of Soba Aradi

Thursday, March 25th, 2010
Sudanese police removed the homes of residents of Soba Aradi trucks on the outskirts of Khartoum
23/03/2010 Sudanese police removed the homes of residents of Soba Aradi trucks on the outskirts of Khartoum on Monday and besieged population.

But the population in the Soba camp said Sunday night they saw dozens of homes and shops have been removed by bulldozer.

The residents refused to move, and on Monday the police beat around a barbed-wire fence prevents the delivery of food and water to them.

Were arrested Muhannad Dirdeiry news from the field to shoot police.
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Notes to the population

Number of records in the area of Soba 3720 per capita

They live under inhumane conditions does not have toilets and they were out to relieve themselves away from the area of residence, but now the situation is difficult and the possibility of disease outbreak is contained

The use of all forms of violence from the regular forces in the face of population in the event that one of them approached the barbed wire

Intensify campaigns of public order and the burning of houses.

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Residents said the police removed the Sudanese people's homes in a refugee camp on the outskirts of Khartoum on Monday surrounded the population, three weeks before the first multi-party elections in the country for 24 years.

The Sudan and after condemnation from the United Nations has largely stopped and forced relocations and demolition of houses in the slums around the capital and packed with millions of people who fled the conflict and the difficulties of life in the eastern, southern and western Darfur.

But the population in the Soba camp and most of them troubled Darfur region said Sunday night they saw dozens of homes and shops have been removed by bulldozer.

The residents refused to move and a Reuters witness said on Monday that the police cordoned around them and barbed-wire fence prevents the delivery of food and water to them.

Said Edward Lino, the candidate's electoral movement Sudan People's Liberation for the post of governor of Khartoum during a visit to the camp "We can not allow the occurrence of this type of barbaric behavior in Khartoum."

A witness said a Reuters journalist and at least one arrested and beaten for trying to portray the police operation.

The static from Darfur refused to give his name, "We have set up barbed wire around the area. We can not eat or drink or stay all we are doing is we are sitting in the sun."

Could not be immediately available to the authorities to ask them to comment, but authorities previously said it was always notify residents in advance and provide them with adequate compensation and alternative land before the evacuation.

Reuters