🇸🇩 Sudan Protests Explained | Al Jazeera English

Nationwide demonstrations, a state of emergency, dozens of protesters killed, allegations of police brutality and a president clinging to power.

This is the scene in Sudan today.

For months, thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets to demand that President Omar al-Bashir step down.

The protests began in December 2018 in the city of Atbara.

The sudden tripling of the cost of bread sparked the initial protests, but they quickly turned into anti gov’t rallies calling for the resignation of al-Bashir.

The uprisings serve as a continuation of the 2013 anti-gov’t protests in which dozens were killed.

In recent demonstrations, unarmed protesters have been met with live ammunition and tear gas by gov’t forces. According to rights groups, at least 51 people have been killed, hundreds injured, and thousands jailed.

“Tasgut bas” is what they’re chanting, which means “just fall”. They’re also calling for “freedom, peace and justice”.

Opposition groups have urged the gov’t to step down and allow a four-year transitional period followed by elections. But the government is refusing to budge.

So the protests continue.

Produced and edited by Seena Khalil.

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