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South Sudan Govt Bombs Hospitals, Blocks Aid, Trials 21

5/19/2026

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MSF reported bombings of two hospitals in May 2025 and February 2024 by government forces left about 762,000 people without healthcare.
MSF documented that the South Sudanese government blocks humanitarian access to opposition-controlled areas and uses coercive letters, evacuation orders and forced NGO relocations that deprive communities of assistance.
A man and 20 others, who deny the charges, have been put on trial for treason linked to militia raids in the northeast.

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Story summary

MSF reported bombings of two hospitals in May 2025 and February 2024 by government forces left about 762,000 people without healthcare.
MSF documented that the South Sudanese government blocks humanitarian access to opposition-controlled areas and uses coercive letters, evacuation orders and forced NGO relocations that deprive communities of assistance.
A man and 20 others, who deny the charges, have been put on trial for treason linked to militia raids in the northeast.