Sudan: Pharmacists Strike, Anticipation of Khartoum Protests Grows

8 January 2019

Port Sudan / Wad Medani / Khartoum — Peaceful demonstrations and marches that call for the stepping down of president Omar Al Bashir and his regime continued in Port Sudan and Atbara on Monday and today in El Gedaref. The city of Khartoum remains in anticipation of the planned marches on Wednesday.

Yesterday, residents of Port Sudan held a peaceful march, demanding the withdrawal of Al Bashir. They reached the market of the Red Sea state capital, but after more than two hours the security service dispersed the crowds with a water cannon, tear gas and beatings. Witnesses told Radio Dabanga from Port Sudan that the security service detained dozens of demonstrators.

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