The Fourth Week of Protests Continues In Sudan - Sam Glodoski

Sudan has been experiencing a nation-wide protest over the past four weeks in response to drastic price increases and a failing economy. Additionally, protesters are also now calling for the ouster of President Omar al-Bashir, an autocrat who seized control of the Sudan government in 1989 by leading a military coup. However, al-Bashir has maintained that he will hold his position until he is defeated in an election. This is highly unlikely, as al-Bashir holds a great deal of control over the government and continues to campaign with false promises of unattainable economic goals.

Meanwhile, protesters have been leading demonstrations in Khartoum, Sudan's capital, as well as in a plethora of other cities. Security forces have resorted to firing into the air and the use of tear gas to disperse protesters, but have had minimal success. Protesters have also begun creating large clouds of smoke by burning tires as a means to escape the police until they are able to find refuge at nightfall. This has caused the police to resort to breaking into private homes and businesses to arrest these demonstrators. So far, the government has reported the number of casualties as a result of the protests to be at 24, which is still far below the estimated minimum of 40 released by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International. Unfortunately, until tangible economic progress is made, there does not appear to be a peaceful end to the protests in sight.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/01/13/protesters-police-clash-sudan-fourth-week-anti-government-demonstrations/