SUDAN INSIGHT ALERT: Guardian - Sudanese campaigners 'rename' streets after protesters killed in uprising
The Guardian reports that Sudanese campaigners are unofficially renaming public spaces and roads in Khartoum after those killed in the uprising against Omar Al Bashir.
A main road in Khartoum is under discussion to be renamed either Martyrs’ Road, or Kandaka Road, for the female protesters of the uprising.
“Changing the names of the streets means documenting our revolution. People will keep remembering the martyrs for thousands of years,” said Mohamed Hannen, from the Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA). “We are also changing the … ideology and building a new Sudan with new names of the streets.” he added.
A main road in Bahry, formerly named after the Bashir regime, has been renamed after Mohammed Hashim Mattar – who’s death saw the #BlueForSudan campaign. Other martyrs such as Waleed Abdurahman, Mahjoun Altaj and Mohammed Dodo have also been commemorated similarly.
The SPA said it supported the initiative after discussions with neighbourhood committees.