The decrees came amid fresh protests in various parts of the capital Khartoum, where security forces used tear gas against hundreds of students demonstrating inside the campus of the country’s oldest women’s university. The protests were initially inspired by high prices for bread but have turned into a sustained campaign against Bashir and his government. Security forces have responded with tear gas and sometimes live fire. At least 33 people have died, according to official statistics, including three members of security forces. Security forces dispersed a separate demonstration in the upscale Maamoura district in eastern Khartoum on Monday night, witnesses said.

Source: The Star February 26, 2019 09:33 UTC