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The strike by teachers in Al Jazeera has entered its fifth week, with the adoption of the tactic of attending schools but refraining from teaching, in adherence to demands for improved wages and payment of dues.

The Kassala Teachers Committee decided to extend the strike until July 16, stressing that the return to schools is contingent upon the implementation of demands, payment of arrears, and adjustment of salaries.

The teachers' committee renewed its call for a response to the teachers' demands, as the strike continues in 4 states at high rates, despite what it described as arbitrary measures against a number of teachers.

A UN mission has warned of a repeat of the El Fasher atrocities in El Obeid, announcing an urgent investigation into alleged abuses amid fears for more than half a million civilians.

US Senator Jim Risch warned of a possible attack by the Rapid Support Forces on El Obeid, calling on the parties to the conflict in Sudan to stop the atrocities and negotiate a lasting peace.

UNICEF said 330 children were killed or injured in Sudan during the first half of 2026, warning of escalating attacks by marches in El Obeid and North Kordofan.

The Human Rights Council adopted a British proposal condemning the Rapid Support Forces' violence in El Obeid, and decided to form an urgent investigation committee amid fears of atrocities threatening 500,000 civilians.

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced that 3,560 people have been displaced from the village of Fungo in North Darfur due to insecurity, amid continued tension and accusations against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of looting and arson.

The teachers' committee in Kassala announced a general strike in the eleven localities of the state until July 9, stressing that they will not return to schools before their demands for wages and entitlements are met.

The United Nations has warned of a human rights catastrophe in the city of El Obeid, where some 500,000 civilians face the risk of mass atrocities amid attacks by marches, a siege and a severe shortage of services.

A new report by Amnesty International accuses the Rapid Support Forces of committing crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing in El Fasher, calling for an immediate end to the war and the deployment of an international force to protect civilians.

The Human Rights Council will hold an urgent session on Friday to discuss the situation in El Obeid and its surroundings, amid warnings that 500,000 civilians are at risk of widespread violations that could amount to mass atrocities.