They are only doing what every other government does, so what is the big deal?
"Sudan forces fire tear gas, bullets at protesters" by Maggie Michael | Associated Press, September 28, 2013
KHARTOUM, Sudan — Security forces fired at Sudanese protesters with bullets and tear gas Friday as thousands took to the streets despite a fierce crackdown that rights groups say has killed dozens of people this week. The regime of President Omar al-Bashir is trying to stifle public anger over fuel price increases from turning into an Arab Spring-style uprising against his 24-year rule.
The marches in one of the world’s poorest countries — where nearly 50 percent of the population lives below the poverty line — have turned into the heaviest domestic challenge yet faced by Bashir.
Though he maintains a strong grip on the regime, Bashir has been increasingly beleaguered. The economy has been worsening, especially after South Sudan broke off and became an independent state in 2011, taking Sudan’s main oil-producing territory.
As per the plan. Quite the list of countries, huh?
Armed secessionist groups operate in several parts of the country. And Bashir himself, who came to power after a 1989 coup, is wanted by the International Criminal Court over alleged crimes in Darfur.
The unrest began Sunday in the town of Wad Madani when the government cut subsidies on fuel and gas, causing prices to leap — a decision activist Sara Kamal called ‘‘the straw that broke the camel’s back.’’
Protests quickly spread to the capital, Khartoum, and several other cities as opponents of Bashir’s rule worked to harness the anger over the economic woes into a wider movement.
I'm getting the feel of a CIA-supported coup attempt, aren't you?
Angry protesters torched police and gas stations and government buildings, and students marched chanting for Bashir’s ouster.
Activists acknowledge they have no unified leadership or support from political parties but hope the spontaneous nature of the protests means they are gaining momentum.
Feeling even more like it.
Protesters poured out of mosques and marched in Khartoum and in Wad Madani after weekly Muslim prayers. Security forces opened fire on marches on two streets in the capital, witnesses said, speaking on condition of anonymity. At least one protester was shot to death, a doctor said.
That's all?
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"Sudanese forces fire on mourners, protesters declare; Attack followed funeral of man killed in unrest" by Maggie Michael | Associated Press, September 29, 2013
KHARTOUM, Sudan — Sudanese security forces in pickup trucks opened fire Saturday on hundreds of mourners marching after the funeral of a protester killed a day earlier, the latest violence in a week of demonstrations calling for the ouster of longtime President Omar al-Bashir.
The man killed was a pharmacist from a prominent family, suggesting the heavy security crackdown could deepen discontent, spread unrest, and upset the complex network of power centers Bashir relies upon to stay in power.
The agenda-pushing mouthpiece media sure hopes so!
Three female protesters interviewed separately said dozens of pickup trucks and security forces surrounded them in a main street in the capital Khartoum before firing tear gas and live ammunition.
It was not possible to independently verify their account, but Sudanese activists and international rights groups say government security forces have routinely used live fire against protesters.
And since it is appearing in a shit agenda-pusher, we don't believe it. I no longer believe anything in my paper. Distortions at best, lies at worst. Sorry.
One of the three women was waiting at a hospital where she said two relatives were being treated for gunshot wounds.
The violent crackdown that aims to quash Sudan’s most extensive street demonstrations in two decades could now actually be propelling them, activists said.
‘‘The excessive use of force means that the regime is becoming bare of any political cover and it is declaring a war against its own people,’’ said Khaled Omar, a member of the Change Now youth movement, one of the groups calling for protests. ‘‘This will backfire internally, inside the regime itself and cause cracks within and lead to its collapse,’’ he said, voicing a forecast espoused among activists.
Anytime the AmeriKan media quotes an activist one can only conclude they are part of a controlled-opposition, coup-attempting operation. I have been reading these papers a long time, and that's what it looks like.
The protests were initially triggered by the lifting of fuel and wheat subsidies. But over the past days demands have escalated to call for the resignation of Bashir, who has ruled for 24 years.
I rest my case.
‘‘The cars came from the back and the front while we were marching in the street,’’ another female protester said. ‘‘The tear gas was very strong. The people fled trying to escape, taking shelter inside homes.’’
In the day, women, crying and hugging, blocked a side-street to prevent police from deploying to the funeral of 26-year-old pharmacist Salah al-Sanhouri. His family says he was shot outside his pharmacy as a march went by Friday, on the same street where the protest came under attack again on Saturday.
The death toll from a week of protests is sharply contested. Amnesty International and the African Center for Justice and Peace Studies have accused the government of using a ‘‘shoot to kill’’ policy against protesters, saying they had documented 50 deaths in rioting Tuesday and Wednesday alone.
Youth activists and doctors at a Khartoum hospital said at least 100 people have been killed since Monday. Police have reported at least 30 deaths nationwide, including officers. Official statements have often blamed unknown gunmen for attacking protesters.
Those guys are all over my paper when it comes to CIA-Duh operations in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia, Yemen, etc, etc, etc.
‘‘Repression is not the answer to Sudan’s political and economic problems,’’ said Daniel Bekele, Africa director at Human Rights Watch in a statement Saturday. ‘‘Sudan’s authorities need to rein in the security forces and make it clear that using excessive force is not allowed.”
I agree. Now will you tell that to Amerika's leaders?
Activists have begun to compile pictures, names, and personal details of each protester killed.
The government appears to be trying to impose a media blackout.
Good thing AmeriKa has a self-censoring press!
Gulf-based satellite broadcasters Sky News Arabia and Al-Arabiya said their Khartoum offices were ordered shut by the government. Sudanese news outlets online have reported photographers were barred from covering the protests, while editors have said they were ordered to describe protesters as ‘‘saboteurs.’’
Two editors, who spoke anonymously for fear of reprisals, said a total of three newspapers had seen issues confiscated and another three had been forced to stop printing, prompting a group of journalists to call for a general strike.
Oh, no wonder the AmeriKan media took notice.
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The coup attempt must have fizzled and failed because I never saw another word in my Globes.
Back to the drawing board:
"Hundreds die in Sudan ethnic attacks" by Charlton Doki | Associated Press, August 08, 2013
JUBA, South Sudan — More than 320 people from one community in South Sudan died in ethnic violence last month after thousands of men on foot carried out an attack on two dozen villages that sent tens of thousands of people fleeing into the countryside, an official said Thursday.
Most of the 328 people from the Murle ethnic community killed in the July clashes were women and children, said Jongolei Boyoris, a member of parliament in the Jonglei State Assembly. He said 32 children were abducted.
No central government official confirmed Boyoris’s claim. The United Nations also has not released any death tolls from the July battles, which took place in an isolated, underdeveloped, and hard-to-reach part of South Sudan. The Murle and Lou Nuer communities have engaged in a series of cyclical battles in recent years that also involve the theft of tens of thousands of cattle.
This isn't about ethnicity; it's about land and property!
While the death toll sounds astoundingly high, a UN report found that 612 Murle and 276 Bor Dinka/Lou Nuer died in ethnic violence that occurred between late 2011 and early 2012.
What they do, inflate the numbers?
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You know why Sudan must be slammed in my media, right?
Related:
Strife in Sudan
It's a real happening scene, man.
Also see: Sudan’s president cancels UN General Assembly visit
That has been more of a concern than the western-instigated violence.
Related: British to Billet Charles Taylor
Only people with Power will not be punished for such things.
