This archive report was first published on 30 July 2019.
On July 29, 2019, chaos erupted in North Kordofan, Sudan, after the killing of five students during Monday's protests.
North Kordofan acting governor Alsadig Altybe Abdullah Altybe declared a 9pm-6am curfew, which would be imposed indefinitely, in a statement on Monday evening.
The curfew would include the entire cities of the state, including Al-Obeid, Um Rawaba, Al-Rahad, Bara, and Abu Dakana, with the aim of saving the lives of citizens in the state, according to the statement.
Protests erupted in the Sudanese capital Khartoum and other states following the killings, with demonstrators closing the main highway that links Khartoum to other cities.
The Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) and the Sudanese Professional Association (SPA), part of the opposition alliance, have condemned the killings.
The FFC accused the Transitional Military Council (TMC) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of firing at and killing peaceful protesters in a statement on Monday.
