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January 25, 2019

Sudan: Protests Demanding Ouster of President Omar al-Bashir Spread
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In Sudan, anti-government protests continued to grow in size and scope
Thursday, with demonstrators in several key cities calling on the
authoritarian President Omar al-Bashir to step down after three decades
of rule. A 24-year-old man died Thursday from wounds he received at an
earlier protest near the capital Khartoum, raising the official death
toll since protests erupted in mid-December to 29. Rights groups say
more than 40 people have been killed by security forces and
pro-government militias firing tear gas and live ammunition.


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