KHARTOUM – A student beaten by police during violent anti-government demonstrations in Khartoum has died of his wounds in Omdurman hospital, protesters said on Monday. “Mohammed Abdulrahman, from Ahlia University, died last night in Omdurman hospital as a result of his … wounds after he was beaten by police,” an activist who took part in Sunday’s protest told AFP.
“This morning (Monday) both Ahlia University and the Islamic University of Omdurman have been closed by a government decision,” added the activist, speaking on condition of anonymity. Sunday’s demonstrations followed calls by the “30 January” Facebook group for Sudanese youth to take to the streets and stage peaceful anti-government rallies across Sudan.
The Facebook group, which boasts around 17,000 members, confirmed Abdulrahman had died, referring to him as a “martyr” who followed in the footsteps of another student killed in the October 1964 popular uprising that toppled the military regime then in power. “Al-Gorashy was a martyr for us. And you are our martyr now, Mohammed Abdulrahman,” it said in large red lettering.
