CAIRO — Sudanese protesters on Tuesday defied their embattled president’s ban on unauthorized public gatherings, with hundreds rallying across the country to call for his resignation. Tuesday’s rallies were called by the Sudanese Professional Association, an umbrella of independent professional unions that has spearheaded two-and-a-half months of protests. “The ban is a desperate decision aiming at terrifying the protesters and their families,” said rights lawyer Amal el-Zain. There was no immediate comment from authorities on the lifting of social media blocks and a government spokesman did not respond to phone calls and messages seeking comment. The current wave of unrest is marked by the most serious protests against al-Bashir in nearly three decades of rule.

Source: National Post February 26, 2019 09:49 UTC