In Sudan, Repression of Protests by Another Name

Expand A group of protesters from the ministry of irrigation march at the sit-in outside the military headquarters, in Khartoum on Thursday, May 2, 2019. © 2019 AP Images Sudanese protesters were hopeful that the ouster of former president Omar al-Bashir would signal a break from 30 years of abuses. They spent over four months protesting in the streets despite violence by government forces that killed over 100 civilians and subjected many to unfair detentions and ill-treatment. Witnesses told us the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS), Sudan’s intelligence agency, was at the…

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