\n Tens of thousands of Sudanese protesters took to the streets Tuesday calling for reforms and demanding justice for those killed in anti-government demonstrations that ousted president Omar al-Bashir last year.\n<\/p>\n
\n The protests in several cities and the capital Khartoum went ahead with security forces deployed in force and despite a tight curfew since April designed to curb the spread of coronavirus.\n<\/p>\n
\n \"Our demands are peace... and justice. We call for economic reform and appointment of civilian governors to states,\" said a protester in Burri, east of Khartoum.\n<\/p>\n
\n \"This march is to put the revolution back on course, not to overthrow the government.\"\n<\/p>\n
\n Many chanted the catchphrase of anti-Bashir protests: \"Freedom, peace and justice.\"\n<\/p>\n
\n In Dongola, north of the capital, hundreds carried banners demanding \"retribution\" for demonstrators killed in clashes with security forces last year.\n<\/p>\n
\n Similarly, in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur, demonstrators drapped in the Sudanese flag carried banners that read: \"Retribution and peace.\"\n<\/p>\n
\n Protesters also gathered in Khartoum's twin city of Omdurman and Zalingei, the capital of Central Darfur.\n<\/p>\n
\n At least 246 were killed and hundreds others wounded during the 2018-19 anti-government protests, according to doctors linked to Sudan's protest movement.\n<\/p>\n
\n Tuesday's rallies coincided with the 31st anniversary of the 1989 Islamist-backed military coup that brought Bashir to power.\n<\/p>\n
\n Bashir was ousted by the military in April 2019 following months-long mass protests against his 30-year rule, in an uprising triggered by economic hardship.\n<\/p>\n
\n Sudan has since August been led by a civilian-majority administration presiding over a three-year transitional period.\n<\/p>\n
\n The country is reeling from economic woes, largely blamed on Bashir-era policies.\n<\/p>\n
\n Since his ouster, the former strongman has been detained and he was handed a two-year prison sentence on corruption charges in December.\n<\/p>\n
\n He faces separate charges over the deaths of protesters and the 1989 coup.\n<\/p>\n
\n Bashir is also been wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Darfur conflict.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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