SAF ‘security cell’ hunts activists as social media posts trigger arrests

SAF ‘security cell’ hunts activists as social media posts trigger arrests

Activists say a body known locally as the “security cell” is monitoring social media across Sudan and ordering swift arrests of users who post about the war, hunger, or criticize Port Sudan junta authorities. The reports come amid new limits on WhatsApp connectivity and wide-ranging arrest campaigns in several cities. In Al-Qutaynah, White Nile state, local sources said the security cell and prosecutors have taken control of aid and blocked dist…