Protestors Call for Ouster of Sudanese President

Wall Street Journal ^ | Sunday, January 30, 2011 As of 11:54 AM EST | SARAH CHILDRESS

[Pan_Yan]

Student protesters in Khartoum clashed with police on Sunday and called for the ouster of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, in a movement organizers said was inspired by the uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt.

Communicating via the social networking site Facebook, organizers called for a street demonstration on Jan. 30 to protest Sudan's poor economic climate and political oppression. The date was chosen to coincide with the announcement of preliminary results for the south's referendum on whether to secede from the north. Over 99% of voters chose secession, according to those results, in line with overwhelming support for independence in southern Sudan.

A handful of demonstrations sprang up at various locations in Khartoum, including three of the main universities, and around the country. In Khartoum participants reported via twitter that police had attempted to disperse the crowd with teargas and tasers. Images posted by a Sudanese website showed police clad in riot gear apparently hitting people with long batons.

[SonOfDarkSkies]

I am inspired by the uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt, and the Sudan and call for the ouster of Obama!

[RayChuang88]

If there was ANY leader that needed to be tossed right now, it's the leader of Sudan, who has waged an ugly war against the people of southern Sudan who are not Muslims.

[Brilliant]

“I am inspired by the uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt, and the Sudan and call for the ouster of Obama!”

It looks like all of the muslim leaders are facing popular uprisings, doesn’t it?

[SonOfDarkSkies]

[gleeaikin]

I believe I heard the figure of a million killed in the Sudan.

[ZULU]

Maybe all of this is for the best.
Maybe real democracy has a chance in Islamdom.

[SunkenCiv]

Note: this topic is from January 30.

Thanks Pan_Yan.

Student protesters in Khartoum clashed with police... and called for the ouster of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir... Communicating via the social networking site Facebook, organizers called for a street demonstration on Jan. 30 to... coincide with the announcement of preliminary results for the south's referendum on whether to secede... In Khartoum participants reported via twitter that police had attempted to disperse the crowd with teargas and tasers. Images posted by a Sudanese website showed police clad in riot gear apparently hitting people with long batons.