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December 27, 2018

Sudan: 37 Killed as Protests Call for an End to Omar al-Bashir's Rule
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In Sudan, human rights groups say government forces have killed at least
37 people as protesters continue to demand the ouster of longtime
authoritarian President Omar al-Bashir. On Tuesday, government forces
opened fire with tear gas and live ammunition on peaceful protesters in
the capital Khartoum as they chanted, "The people want to bring down the
regime"-a popular slogan during the Arab Spring uprisings. Similar
scenes have played out in cities across Sudan in recent days. The
protests erupted after al-Bashir's government ended subsidies for fuel
and wheat, causing bread prices to triple-even as Sudan's inflation rate
nears 70 percent.


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