Sudan: Activists Held As Sudan Police Quell White Nile State Demo

10 December 2019

Kenana — Police in Kenana in White Nile state have arrested more than 10 activists after using violence and tear gas to break up a rally organised by the local Resistance Committees, demanding the reinstatement of those arbitrarily dismissed from the Kenana sugar factory and the restructuring of the administration of the factory.

The Resistance Committees and the Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA) in Kenana condemned the police brutality and the unlawful detention of peaceful protesters. They also said that the authorities have taken some detainees to unknown places of detentions after arresting them.

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