Talk:2011–2013 protests in Sudan

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 * I am placing info from the main page here in order to cut down article size, please place where needed. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 21:31, 1 March 2011 (UTC)

On 30 January, police dispersed similarly inspired protests on the streets of Khartoum.


 * Protests

On 30 January, protests took place in Khartoum and Al-Ubayyid. In Khartoum, police clashed with demonstrators in the town centre and at least two universities. Demonstrators had organized on online social networking sites since the Tunisian protests the month before. Hussein Khogali, editor in chief of the Al-Watan newspaper stated that his daughter had been arrested for organizing the protest via Facebook and opposition leader Mubarak al-Fadil's two sons were arrested while on their way to the main protest. Pro-government newspapers had warned that protests would cause chaos. Some protesters called for President Omar al-Bashir to step down. Activists said that dozens of people had been arrested. The protests came on the same day the preliminary results for the referendum indicated some 99% of South Sudanese voted to secede. One student died in hospital the same night from injuries received in the clashes. Students threw rocks at police officers while chanting "No to high prices, no to corruption" and "Tunisia, Egypt, Sudan together as one." Police officers arrested five and put down the protest.

In the Al-Ubayyid (el-Obeid) 30 January demonstration, about 500 people protested "against the government and demanding change" in the market. Police broke up the demonstration using tear gas.

On 1 February, about 200 students demonstrated in front of Al-Neelain University in Khartoum. Police stopped the demonstration.


 * Arrests and other repressions

On 17 January, security forces in Sudan arrested the head of the Popular Congress Party, Hassan al-Turabi, as well as five other members of the party, after he called for a similar protest to oust the ruling government over electoral fraud, stoking inflation and abrogating civil liberties at a time when Sudan was facing a secessionist referendum.

The Committee to Protect Journalists said journalists are facing increasing harassment. On 30 January, journalists were beaten by security forces and at least eight were detained. The following day, the distribution of several opposition newspapers was blocked by authorities.

In late January, the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies reported that more than 100 people had been detained on the first day of protests and that activists were being "taken from their homes and offices".

On 21 February, President Omar al-Bashir announced that he would not seek to run in the next presidential election in 2015.

On 27 February, police clamped down on further demonstrations.

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Sudan+Sudanese+activists+struggle+ignite+uprising+against+Bashir+rule/7009156/story.html Some latest news about this subject, i think it should be added. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.165.208.13 (talk) 06:05, 31 July 2012 (UTC)
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Delete?
These protests do not warrant their own page, there is extremely little information on them. They should go under 2011_Arab_world_protests and the page should be deleted. --Smart (talk) 14:41, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

End date
There are new protests in the town of ad-Damir over compensation for the Merowe Dam.. I'm not certain yet whether this counts as part of the Arab Spring, and hence merit a rename of this article, though the move to unilaterally declare the protests ended on December 31st does seem arbitrary. Any rate, there's no rush. As of yet these protests haven't been much covered or noted as part of the Arab Spring. But if we assume they're just part and parcel of Sudanese politics (as are the ethnic conflicts that have been going on throughout), we need to discuss when the actual end month is (a date being far too specific). --Quintucket (talk) 07:15, 23 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Not so, my friend. Daily protests just erupted once again in mid-June 2012. So the revolt continues... 110.159.62.170 (talk) 11:34, 27 June 2012 (UTC)