The deteriorating economic conditions prompted protests in Sudan, starting last January. We posted an article on the situation a couple of weeks ago in: Sudan: Economic collapse accelerating and inflation rate at 128%…
The reaction of Sudanese security forces has once again been very strong and violent, they have arrested scores of people in connection with protests against austerity measures. Last month we signed an Open letter concerning the crackdown on peaceful protests in Sudan.
Amnesty International published today a new report:
About 79 opposition party members and human rights defenders arbitrarily arrested and detained in January and February have been released. At least 61 others remain in the custody of the Sudanese National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) despite an official announcement that they would be released. They were arrested in connection with protests around Sudan against rises in the cost of food and medicine.
Read full report here.
We can also read on Today.NG website:
Two protesters, Imtenan Ali el-Radi and Amal Habany, say they were released on Tuesday from Kober prison, north of the capital, Khartoum. They say several families were waiting for their loved ones in front of the prison. Protests erupted in Khartoum and other parts of the country last month after the government slashed subsidies and devalued the local currency, measures aimed at strengthening the battered economy. Hundreds of people were detained.
Read post here.
In the meantime, Radio Dabanga writes that thousands of vehicles queue as fuel supplies run dry in Sudan’s Sennar:
The fuel crisis gripping much of Sudan has become critical in Singa, capital of Sennar, where there is no fuel to be found at all anymore, even on the black market. An employee told Radio Dabanga from Singa that all but one of the fuel pumps in the city have been closed for days for lack of fuel. He said the crisis has caused a new rise in the prices of essential goods, this along with rise of the transportation.
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