Sudan - Protesters Starved and Nine Killed in Government's Lethal Offensive

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Nine people have been reportedly killed in Sudan since protesters began a sit-in at the military's headquarters in Khartoum on Saturday (6 April), with police and security forces using excessive force to try and disperse protesters calling for President Omar al-Bashir to step down, Amnesty International has learned.

Joan Nyanyuki, Amnesty International's Director for East Africa, the Horn and the Great Lakes, said:

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