SUDAN INSIGHT ALERT: Washington Post - Sudan protests: Masses demand civilian government; scattered clashes in the capital

30/6/19: Washington Post - Sudan protests: Masses demand civilian government; scattered clashes in the capital, by Max Bearak

 Washington Post Africa bureau chief Max Bearak reports from the largest demonstrations in Sudan since the June 3 massacre, although it is “unclear” whether they would have any impact on negotiations with the military council.

 Amid the internet blackout in Sudan, protests were reportedly organised by graffiti announcements and people walking through neighbourhoods with megaphones.

Mohammed Ilyas, who led a march in December that burned down a local office of Omar Al Bashir’s National Congress Party, told Bearak “our demands have still not been met, the matchbox I used to burn that place — it still has four matches. This is not over.”

However, Bashir Noori, the father of 14 year old Oudai, who was killed by security forces on June 4, has barred his five other children from participating in the marches. He said “now is the most dangerous time of the revolution. It is a game of thrones.”