- In Khartoum, the security agents of Government of Sudan (GoS) kidnapped a Darfuri activist AbdelMagid Salih with another friend and their whereabouts is not known. A reliable source said that the security agents have been trailing Salih lately and last time seen he was on his way to meet with some Darfuri women victims of rape. Salih is known as human rights activist and was instrumental in keeping the outside world informed about the human rights abuses against Darfuris in Darfur and Khartoum the capital.
- More than 400 Darfuris students in the universities Khartoum will become homeless today in Khartoum. The GoS refused to pay the rent for these students (females and males) starting September 1st. It is part of the peace agreement ( Darfur Peace Agreement) that the GoS through students fund trustee to pay the cost of living for students from Darfur who study in the universities and high education institutes in Khartoum. The war in Darfur has deprived Darfur students from continuing the college education, but GoS is, directly or indirectly, impeding the education of Darfuris in Khartoum.
- The kidnappers of the UNAMID personnel in Darfur are asking for $5 million as ransom.
