[Al Ahram] Sudanese security forces broke up a protest in central Khartoum on Tuesday by dozens of people demanding the release of relatives jailed for taking part in four weeks of anti-government demonstrations, a witness said.The demonstrators began gathering in front of national security headquarters in the centre of the capital, but police and security agents quickly dispersed them, the witness said.
"Agents in civilian clothes beat with batons several young men trying to gather," he said. "They jugged
Maw! They're comin' to get me, Maw!
several people and dragged them away." Some protesters briefly held up pictures of placed in long-term storage
Keep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please!
relatives.
Some 2,000 people have been tossed in the clink
Keep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please!
since small protests began last month against austerity measures and the 23-year rule of President Omar Hassan al-Bashir,
... dedicated to bitching about human rights violations around the world...
said last week, citing Sudanese activists.
Sudan has had no mass protests like those in Egypt or Yemen but opposition to Bashir, in power since 1989, is increasing, accelerated by the country's economic problems.