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More than 300 detainees die in North Darfur prison, local group says
2026-02-09
February 8, 2026 (EL FASHER) – More than 300 detainees have died in a prison in Sudan’s North Darfur state over the past two months due to deteriorating health conditions and a lack of medical care, a local group said on Sunday.

The Popular Resistance in North Darfur said in a statement that it documented the deaths at Shala prison in the state capital, El Fasher. The city has been under the control of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since Oct. 26.

The group said the RSF is holding more than 9,000 civilians at the facility, located southwest of the city. Many of those detained are civilians with serious injuries from shelling who have been denied medical treatment, leading to severe infections, the statement said.

The RSF did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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