Insight: Young Sudan Activists Push Revolt Against Odds
admin | August 7, 2012, 6:42 | No Comments »
(Reuters) – Slogans sprayed across walls in a dusty, working-class district of Khartoum are painted over but still convey their message: Sudan's young opposition activists want to bring an Arab Spring to their country and end President Omar Hassan al-Bashir's rule. The calls for democracy heard across Arab capitals – toppling autocratic leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen since the start of last year – have been late to arrive to Sudan, with demonstrations gathering momentum only since June. So far, protests have still been small, usually drawing crowds in the hundreds. …
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