Sudan's months-long anti-government protests reached a new stage over the weekend when tens of thousands of people marked a 1985 military coup with a sit-in at army headquarters. As the protestors called for President Omar al-Bashir step down from his three decades in power, troops unexpectedly confronted government security forces who were trying to break up the protest. At least six people were killed and dozens injured, as Naba Mohiedeen reports for VOA from Khartoum.
As Sudan's government seeks to quell months of anti-government protests that have left more than 50 people dead, a Sudanese graffiti artist is honoring demonstrators killed in the protests. Naba Mohiedeen reports for VOA from Khartoum.
Sudan’s crackdown on anti-government protests has left more than 50 people dead and hundreds more injured. One protester, Mohamed Masri, lost his right hand when he picked up a tear gas canister. But the injury has not deterred him for continuing to march, making Masri an inspiration to many other protestors, as Naba Mohiedeen reports for VOA from Khartoum.
The government of Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir this week issued four emergency laws forbidding demonstrations and strikes, as well as imposing new economic restrictions
