An Sudanese man in Ireland has made an appeal to the Irish government amid ongoing conflict in his home country.
Another conflict in Sudan's long history of conflicts broke out in the country on April 15 and has caused thousands of people to flee.
The Irish Mirror spoke to Hassan Bashir, a Sudanese man who has lived in Ireland for the past 11 years, about his time here and his family back home.
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Looking at the destruction of Sudan from afar
Bashir has family in both Ireland and Sudan and is looking on from his home in Mullingar at the latest conflict in his home country.
The warring factions, the Sudanese military and a paramilitary force called RSF, are fighting in population centres in Khartoum, the country's capital city.
"They are not happy for the restoring of democracy," Bashir explained.
"They are fighting in the middle of Khartoum, in the middle of civilians with heavy guns."
At the beginning of May, forces even attacked a hospital in the city.
"Civilians, they have no place to go because they don't have money because this happened suddenly. It's tough," Bashir said.
"People are starving.
"They will pass away because they don't have medicine."
Bashir says that the first thing Sudanese people need right now is medicine.
What is the conflict in Sudan about
Violence broke out in Sudan on April 15 and has already lead to the deaths of hundreds of people.
More than 100,000 people have crossed the border out of the country and a multiple of that are internally-displaced.
The conflict comes from a mounting tension between the Sudanese army and a paramilitary force, Rapid Support Force (RSF). These two bodies together toppled a civilian government in a coup in October 2021.
Things got heated when they couldn't agree on a timetable for the two bodies to be integrated together or the chain of command between the two groups' leaders.
Both sides have blamed the other for the outbreak of fighting.
Calls for democracy in Sudan
While the army was in charge, it faced weekly protests as people called for democracy and the country's economic outlook got worse.
Sudanese civilians have also been calling for the military holdings in industry, agriculture and trade to be handed over to the people.
They were also seeking justice for the killings of pro-democracy protesters in June 2019.
"We need to look for restoring democracy," Bashir said.
He added that people had been on the streets "standing with empty hands facing guns" protesting for democratic rights since 2018.
Since the coup in 2021, at least 125 civilian pro-democracy protesters that took part in the weekly demonstrations have been killed.
Sudanese people suffering
Sudan has a population of 46 million people; it is the third largest country in Africa.
The country has been dealing with internal conflicts since before its independence from colonial rule on 1 January 1956.
Around one-third of the people of Sudan were dependent on aid before the conflict began.
Several international leaders have called for a ceasefire on humanitarian groups, including Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin.
Bashir added that he was thankful to the Irish community and the Irish government for their concern and support.
"But we need more and more to just push to ceaserire in Sudan," he said.
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