Sudan jails rights activists over alleged fake reports case

Khalafalla Al-Afif, Midhat Hamdan and Mustafa Adam were arrested on May 23 last year after security agents raided their office in Khartoum.The three men worked for the Centre for Training and Human Development (TRACKS), a group providing training in human rights issues.At a packed hearing attended by Western diplomats and many other rights activists, a judge found the three guilty and gave them each a one-year prison term, an AFP correspondent reported.

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