Fruit vendor and resident of Bahari, a northern suburb of Sudanese capital, died in hospital after choking on tear gas fired at protesters in Sudan.
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Activists Claim Sudan Police Arrest 14 Academics in Protests
Sudan’s security forces arrested more than a dozen academics who joined a protest outside Khartoum University in the Sudanese capital.
Video Shows Extreme Government Violence Against Sudan Protesters
HRW released a video on February 11, 2019, that shows government forces’ extreme violence and shocking abuses against protesters.
Sudan’s Doctors Union Says 57 Killed in Recent Protests
Sudan’s doctors says the government crackdown on protests has left at least 57 dead, including three who died of torture, since they began in mid-December.
Sudan Says it Will Free Reporters Detained During Protests
Sudan says it will release all the journalists it detained for covering protests in recent weeks calling for the resignation of President Omar al-Bashir.
Sudan President Reportedly Softens Stance Amid Protests
Sudan’s crackdown on anti-government protesters could jeopardize efforts to normalize relations with the United States, some key U.S. observers say.
Sudanese Security Forces Use Tear Gas to Disperse Protesters
Sudanese security forces used tear gas on hundreds of lawyers pushing for the release of activists detained during recent anti-government protests.
Sudan in Conciliatory Gestures as Protests Near 7th Week
Young people caught up in recent turmoil had “reasonable ambition” the second apparently conciliatory gesture in three days from a senior government figure.
Sudanese Dictatorship in Strategic Game of Protester Catch and Release
Salah Abdalla “Gosh,” director of Sudan’s National Intelligence and Security Service, announced the release this week of 186 so-called “protest” detainees.
Out-of-Touch Sudan President Failing to Stem Growing Revolution
Sudan’s al-Bashir announced reopening of border between neighboring Eritrea and Sudan after a year of closure with protest going on in capital of Khartoum.