KHARTOUM – A group of women demonstrated in the Sudanese capital on Sunday to demand the release of dozens of protesters arrested last month, as three journalists were detained in a separate rally. Around 25 women, among them mothers of those still in custody since anti-government protests on January 30, stood waiting for hours outside the National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) building.
Anti-riot police outnumbered the women, who carried pictures of their loved ones, by about five to one.Two cameramen and an AFP photographer were held for several hours at a nearby protest, organised by journalists seeking the release of arrested colleagues. The three walked free but had their equipment and identity cards confiscated.
Sudanese women defy riot police in ‘freedom’ protest
