Murder of Sudanese Rapper Rana Bader Aldeen Sparks #JusticeforRana Campaign

Sudanese rapper and dancer Rana Bader Aldeen was found dead in an apartment in Khartoum North (Bahri) on 25 December 2022. She has been dead for approximately 10 days until she was found. She appeared to have died from blunt force trauma to the head.

مقتل مغنية الراب #رنا_بدرالدين والعثور عليها بعد ايام داخل شقة بـ #بحري والقبض على متهمين اثنين أحدهما يسجل إعترافاً بقتلها بضربة في الرأس .#السودان #راديو_دبنقا #SudanNews #Sudan https://t.co/N1saCNcIMk pic.twitter.com/kiUrcrDEfj

— Radio Dabanga (@RadioDabanga) December 26, 2022

⚫️الكشف عن ملابسات مقتل الرابر السودانية رنا بدر الدين🔻 “مشادة كلامية وصلت للضرب وانتهت بوفاتها..”
https://t.co/4AowAqdIWu

— ET بالعربي (@ETbilArabi) December 26, 2022

Reportedly, a military manufacturing consultant reported a bad smell in one of the apartments in Amlak in Bahri. The body belonged to that of Bader Aldeen.

The police was called to the scene and after investigation, the police arrested the perpetrator, the 26-year-old son of the owner of the furnished apartment, who confessed to the crime, admitting he killed Bader Aldeen during an altercation on 17 December 2022 where he hit her in the face and head with a piece of wood. He said he attacked Bader Aldeen because she insulted him with obscene words. The perpetrator sought the help of a rickshaw driver, who was also arrested, to help him dispose of the body.

Although the perpetrator has been arrested, many took to social media to mourn Bader Aldeen’s death, and using the hashtag #JusticeforRana, called on the police authority to give the perpetrator the appropriate legal sentence so that justice is served for Badr Aldeen.

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رحلتي و بقت ذكراك. قابلتها اول مرة ٢٠٠٥ تقريبا قالت لي بجدع راب سوداني وقعدنا نراب قريب ساعة. ربنا يرحمك اختي رنا بدر الدين. pic.twitter.com/2R8zkaxQaL

— ‏ Flippter 🅴 | ُفِلِبْتّٰرٰاه (@flippter) December 25, 2022

ربنا يرحم القتيلة/ رنا بدر الدين، مغنية الراب السودانية و يعوض شبابها الجنة.
تقرير الشرطة يكشف أن المتهم بقتلها هو المدعو/ محمد أبراهيم سيد أحمد عبد الرحمن إبن المستشار المالى للتصنيع الحربى قام بقتلها فى شقته بالأملاك ببحرى.
لا حول ولا قوة الإ بالله. pic.twitter.com/bYb2ipaebx

— BLACKBOY سودانى (@blackboy) December 25, 2022

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— DJ Zangoola (@khaled_zangoola) December 21, 2022

الله يرحم الكوتش رنا بدر الدين ،
كانت محبة للحياة و كانت بتعمل الحاجة البتحبها ، لم تؤذي شخصاً ، رغم تعرضها لكمية تنمر ضخمة من مجتمعنا "المشوه" الطيب دا

ممكن جداً تكون سبب معاناتها النفسية في فترة

و يستمر مجتمعنا"المشوه" في الإساءة لها و هي ميتة دون مراعاة لحرمة الموتى ،

— 🇸🇩Hosam تسقط_بس# (@Acne_Face) December 26, 2022

بلاغ مقتل الرابر السودانية رنا بدر الدين المنتشر على الميديا يؤكد أن السودان ليس به جهاز شرطي بل هواة لا علاقة لهم بالعمل الشرطي على الإطلاق..#السودان

— داليا الطاهر- Dalia Eltahir (@dalia_eltahir) December 25, 2022

In Sudan, those found guilty of murder can be sentenced to death under Article 130 of Sudan’s 1991 Criminal Act.

Also known as Ranaway, Bader Aldeen is a rapper dancer who became well-known in Sudan in early 2011 when she made her first official appearance as a rapper on Blue Nile.

Bader Aldeen has participated in several events and concerts in Sudan and the region. On her social media and YouTube, she posted videos of herself rapping to her own rap/trap style and verses, as well as dancing to popular Sudanese hip hop and Afrobeat songs.