حتي لا نفجع بهم 414 دارفوريأ حياتهم في خطر...

Quote: Dear all, I received an appeal from about 414 Darfurians, including (29) women and (81) children, who are living in miserable conditions in Iraq. They gathered/collected themselves from all other parts of Baghdad to concentrate at al-Babb al-Shargi (eastern gate) to protect/support each other as the Sudanese are not welcomed on the streets and are deemed to support terrorist groups. Therefore, became easy targets for arrest, intentional killing, and kidnapping for ransom. It became so risky for them to go out even to purchase food stuff or search for jobs. They are moving in groups to protect each other. In February 14 of them were arrested when they went out looking for jobs. Fortunately, they were released after 42 days in police custody without charges. In isolated cases: 1. Ali Ahmed Mohammed and Mohammed Rahmah were found dead in their room. 2. Osman Adam Yousif was shot in his stomach intentionally, but he was rescued. 3. Abdulazim Shantu was shot and he died on April 16, 2004. 4. Abdurrahman Ahmed Is’haq (from Manguray village) was burnt in his room. 5. Adam Ameen, was also shot, rescued but in a very bad situation in the hospital. The following Darfurians were reported killed in different cities as follows: 1. Mohammed Yahya Adam. 2. Abdurrahman Ahmed Haroun. 3. Hassan Hassounah. 4. Edam Khatir Nourain. 5. Mohammed Ali Ahmed. 6. Mukhtar Rahmatallah Ahmed. 7. Haroun Abdu Murah. 8. Mohammed Salih Musa. 9. Musa Abakar Abdurrahman. 10. Mohammed Mursal Bakheet. 11. Hassan Shagh Hamid. 12. Al Taib Ibrahim Al Goz. 13. Abdurrahman Hassan Mohammed. In other cases, (17) Darfurians were kidnapped for ransom. In some cases the ransom reached $US200/- per head, amount which is beyond their burden. Kids are not going to schools anymore. Medication is denied for them. Their situation is devastating. The majority are not working. Their cash is decreasing rapidly. They formed community groups to cook and distribute food in ratios among them. The Embassy of Sudan in Baghdad, neither raising any enquiries about this population, nor cooperating when contacted. The Staff are living inside the Embassy behind closed doors, and only the guard is responding to telephone calls. The country UNRHC Office is at Arbeel in the north, which is not reachable. Their names and contact numbers will be provided upon request. This is for your urgent appeals please. Thank you, Mustafa