SUDAN INSIGHT ALERT: Guardian - The secret Sudan safe house where injured protesters are treated
Zeinab Mohammed Salih’s feature piece tells the stories of innocent, politically disengaged Darfuri children who both lost a leg during the recent state-sanctioned violence.
The children are staying in a safehouse in Khartoum that is funded by anonymous Sudanese diaspora.
14-year-old Faisal was shot by a man in military uniform when everyone in his village began running towards the National Intelligence and Security Service building. He was unable to get military treatment in Darfur, and when he finally arrived in Khartoum he was told his leg must be amputated.
16-year old Ahmed had just left his work at a café, when he became collateral damage after military man shot at a crowd that was running towards him. After his leg had to be amputated, his mother fell into shock and could no longer feed her newborn baby breastmilk.