He told the world what was happening in El Fasher. Then they sought him out. How Sudan lost ‘a true hero of the war’
The Guardian
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Summary
The piece profiles Mohamed Khamis Douda, an activist and spokesperson for the Zamzam displacement camp in Darfur, who documented life under siege in El Fasher and exposed atrocities by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
Despite repeated threats and drone surveillance, Douda stayed behind, organised community food distribution and burials, and shared harrowing first-hand accounts of starvation and violence. When the RSF finally overran the city on 26 October 2025, Douda was killed, symbolising the targeted elimination of civil society voices in the war. The article warns that his loss is not isolated but part of a pattern of systematic repression of Sudan’s revolutionary generation.
Quotes
“We live in hope that this nightmare will one day end.” — Mohamed Khamis Douda describing daily life under siege.
“This is the loss of an entire generation of Sudanese activists … Losing one of the true heroes of the war.” — Shayna Lewis, Preventing and Ending Mass Atrocities.
“When they find people leaving the city they show them my picture and ask if I am still here.” — Douda on being hunted by the RSF.
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