The authorities in South Sudan have conducted a cross-border campaign of harassment, intimidation and attacks to shut down a series of global protests planned against the country's leadership, Amnesty International revealed today in a new briefing.
The planned protests were organised by the Red Card Movement, a South Sudanese youth group open to any individual who embraces non-violence. Amnesty's briefing - South Sudan: 'We Are At Risk And On The Run' - reveals how the group's organisers have been subjected to threats by government figures and followed during a campaign of intimidation.
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