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The Documentary Podcast

BBC OS Conversations: Escaping from Sudan

The Documentary Podcast

BBC

Society & Culture, Documentary, Personal Journals

4.32.6K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

The fighting between Sudan’s military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces started around three weeks ago. Since then, the UN estimates that more than a 100,000 people have fled the country and more than a third of a million have been displaced within Sudan. Host James Reynolds hears from some of those who have been forced to flee their country.

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0:00.0

15 years ago, 23-year-old Norwegian student Martina Vic Magnussen was killed in an apartment near Mayfair.

0:07.2

23-year-old Martina Vic Magnussen was found partially buried in the basement.

0:12.2

Before being questioned, the only suspect in the case had fled the UK to Yemen.

0:17.1

I made a promise to Martina's family to find out what happened.

0:21.1

Murder in Mayfair is the new mini-series right here in the documentary. All episodes are available now.

0:27.9

Hello, I'm James Reynolds. Welcome to the documentary from the BBC World Service.

0:33.2

We bring together people from around the world to discuss how major events affect their lives.

0:38.8

This time, it's conversations between people in Sudan following the fighting in the country

0:43.8

over the past three weeks.

0:48.9

In recent days, the United Nations has warned of a humanitarian catastrophe amid the fierce

0:54.0

fighting in Sudan. So what do you do when war comes to your doorstep?

0:58.9

We've been hearing from some of those who've faced the terribly difficult decision.

1:03.0

Stay awfully. It's emotionally very happy for me, the fact that I'm leaving and I don't know when

1:09.1

I'll next come back. And that is the killer for me more than anything. Will I be able to come back home?

1:14.8

And I don't want to leave my home, but I have no other choice.

1:18.2

We'll hear the emotional anguish around these decisions where one of the consequences

1:25.4

of running for the border is potentially splitting families apart.

1:29.7

And one other conversation a little later in this edition is between three women,

1:33.2

one from Sudan, while the other two were forced to flee violence in Afghanistan and Ukraine.

1:38.2

They share their experiences, what they miss most, from home and the important things to grab

1:43.8

as you leave in a rush. The fighting between Sudan's military and the paramilitary rapid support

1:49.8

forces started around three weeks ago. Whilst it's impossible to get an accurate figure,

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