Sudan: Mohamed Adam, alias "Tupac", new figure of the protest

Sudanese demonstrators march against the coup and the ruling junta in Khartoum on January 24, 2022. AFP - -

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In Sudan, since October 25, 81 people have died and the arrests of civilians have multiplied during rallies to challenge military rule.

Activists are demanding the release of their comrades, including a prisoner who has become a symbol: a 17-year-old young man accused of being involved in the assassination of a senior police officer in January.

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His name is now chanted in the demonstrations, which appear here and there, in the working-class neighborhoods of Sudanese cities.

In the middle of the placards, we waved his name, we demanded his release.

His name is Mohamed Adam and he is also called Tupac.

He's a 17-year-old, similar to so many protesters who have taken to the streets every day since the coup.

He was arrested on January 15, in a hospital in Khartoum, where he had come to ask for help, after having had his leg broken two days before by police pressure.

His parents, who had reported him missing, took more than two weeks to find him.

His mother said he was now being held in Kober high security prison, where he was tortured.

Nails were reportedly driven into his foot and he was reportedly beaten along with other prisoners held in solitary confinement, like him.

His lawyer explained that the authorities are trying to get him to confess to his participation in the

during the

.

From his prison, Tupac proclaims his innocence.

He managed to send an audio message to his fellow protesters, asking them to stand firm and remember those who sacrificed.

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