Sudanese police have fired tear gas at hundreds of protesters marching towards the presidential palace in Khartoum, demanding the resignation of President Omar al-Bashir.
Protesters chanting “freedom, peace, justice” gathered in central Khartoum yesterday and began their march but riot police quickly confronted them with tear gas.
Demonstrations also spread to other cities and towns, including the Red Sea city of Port Sudan, the provincial town of Gadaref and in the agricultural hub of Atbara, where the first protest broke out in December after a government decision to raise bread prices.
The protests have since escalated into broader demonstrations against al-Bashir’s three decades of iron-fisted rule that have triggered deadly clashes with the security forces.
Officials say at least twenty- four people have died, but human rights groups have reported a higher toll.
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