Khartoum — Hundreds of people in the districts of Rumaila and Alamab in southern Khartoum took to the streets on Monday to protest against the sale of plots of public land in their areas. On the same day, employees of the Civil Aviation Authority demonstrated against their dismissal. On Sunday, employees of the National Laboratory for Public Health protested against the closure of almost all departments. In the Rumaila and Alamab neighbourhoods, the police used tear gas to disperse the demonstrations that developed into a hit and run between policemen and protesters and lasted for more than three hours.
A protester told Radio Dabanga that the Khartoum State government plans to sell the open spaces in the districts to investors. "The open spaces and squares are used by the residents to play football, develop greens, or just to get out for some fresh air. If the plots are sold, there will no space anymore for us to breath during our leisure time."
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