Protests Grow in Khartoum
KHARTOUM, SUDAN — Large protests erupted Friday in Khartoum and other parts of the country, marking a month since student-led demonstrations began in the Sudanese capital.
After a fiery sermon delivered by the preacher of Sayyed Abdurrahman mosque in Omdurman, about half of the worshipers took to the street chanting “the people want the downfall of the government,” and “we will not be ruled by thugs.”
But their march did not last long. The hundreds of men and women had barely reached the main playground outside the mosque when security forces in gas masks began firing tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protestors.
Protest organizers dedicated Friday’s protests to Sudanese women. Umeima was one of them.
“I’m here today at the mosque to express myself over the hike of the food prices, and this regime is not showing any care for the people, I am sure these protests will succeed because people are angry.”
Umeima said they are especially angry at President Bashir who claims the people are incited by outsiders, something she denies.
The Sayyed Abdurrahman mosque acts as the informal headquarters for Sudan’s biggest opposition group, Umma National Party. Most of the major protests over the last four weeks have started there following Friday prayers.
South Sudan’s decision to shut down oil production with Sudan has devastated the economies of both countries. South Sudan stopped pumping oil in a dispute with Sudan over transit fees charged for using Sudan’s pipelines.
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