Sudanese protesters rallied after Friday prayers in an eastern town against the death in custody of a teacher arrested in connection with anti-government demonstrations sweeping the country, witnesses said. Kheir, a member of Sudan’s Islamist Popular Congress Party, was detained for allegedly organising anti-government protests, a relative told AFP. On Friday, crowds of protesters in Khashm el-Griba staged a rally after the weekly Muslim prayers to protest his death. Deadly protests have rocked Sudan since December 19, with demonstrators holding nationwide rallies calling on President Omar al-Bashir to resign. Police dispersed the protesters but the Umma Party said that tear gas canisters hit the compound of the mosque.

Source: Punch February 08, 2019 19:30 UTC