- Title: Khartoum protesters condemn violence in El-Obeid
- Date: 30th July 2019
- Summary: KHARTOUM, SUDAN (JULY 30, 2019) (REUTERS) PROTESTERS RUNNING AT BEGINNING OF PROTEST, CARRYING SUDANESE FLAGS AND CHANTING (Arabic): "CIVILIAN" VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS, INCLUDING STUDENTS, CHANTING SUDAN'S NATIONAL ANTHEM PROTESTER LEADING CHANT AND PROTESTERS CHANTING AFTER HIM AND SAYING (Arabic): "WHERE IS KORDOFAN? KORDOFAN IS HERE. WHERE IS EL-OBEID? EL-OBEID IS HERE. WHERE ARE OUR RIGHTS? OUR RIGHTS ARE HERE. WHERE IS OUR RESILIENCE? OUR RESILIENCE IS HERE. WHERE IS THE PROTEST? THE PROTEST IS HERE." (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) PROTESTER, ADHAM, SAYING: "Today, we are only calling for the rights of the students who were killed in El-Obeid. All school children are now marching to call for their rights." PROTESTERS WALKING PAST PROTESTER WAVING SUDANESE FLAG VARIOUS OF PROTEST / PROTESTERS CHANTING (Arabic): "CIVILIAN" SCHOOL CHILDREN MARCHING AND RAISING SUDANESE FLAG PROTESTER DRUMMING AND LEADING CHANTS PROTESTERS MARCHING AND CHANTING (Arabic): "FREEDOM" WOMAN LEADING CHANT AND SAYING (Arabic): "WE WANT OUR COUNTRY, THE GOVERNMENT IS YET TO FALL" VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS MARCHING AND CHANTING PROTESTER, ALI, LEADING CHANT AND CHANTING: "EDUCATION HAS NO BASIS, NO EDUCATION WHEN THERE ARE PAINFUL CONDITIONS" PROTESTERS MARCHING AND CHANTING (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) PROTESTER, ALI, SAYING: "We are protesting for the sake of these students who died, we are all coming to Khartoum from the eastern side of the Nile to make our voice heard to say that the military council did nothing (in favour of our interests) nor for those who died (inaudible)." SCHOOL STUDENTS LEADING CHANTS AND SAYING (Arabic): "CALL FOR YOUR RIGHTS, CALL FOR THE RIGHTS OF YOUR BROTHERS, THOSE WHO DIED FOR YOU" PROTESTERS MARCHING PROTESTERS CHANTING (Arabic): "BLOOD IS MET WITH BLOOD, WE DON'T ACCEPT COMPENSATION"
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- Keywords: Protests in Sudan El-Obeid killings Military council in Sudan Kordofan Violence in Sudan
- Location: KHARTOUM, SUDAN
- City: KHARTOUM, SUDAN
- Country: Sudan
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Editors' Choice
- Reuters ID: LVA001APZ0N5Z
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Dozens of demonstrators, including students, took to the streets of Khartoum on Tuesday (July 30) to condemn the killing of four school children and an adult in the Sudanese city of El-Obeid the day before.
The children's deaths came at a time of heightened tension between Sudan's military rulers and the main opposition coalition, which called for nationwide protests in response.
The head of Sudan's ruling military council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said there must be immediate accountability over the incident. Acting governor of North Kordofan general al-Sadiq al-Tayeb Abdallah said on Monday (July 29) a committee will investigate the killings.
The victims were shot dead when security forces broke up a student protest in El-Obeid, some 400 km (250 miles) southwest of Khartoum, opposition-linked doctors said. The teenagers were rallying against fuel and bread shortages, according to residents.
The military council has been ruling Sudan since generals ousted veteran president Omar al-Bashir on April 11 and protests that have often turned violent have been a fixture in the country ever since.
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