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Sudan’s emergency has been ‘lifted’ but protesters continue to face repression
While international bodies, including the EU and UN, have welcomed the lifting of the state of emergency, little has changed on the ground, according to pro-democracy activists, says PAVAN KULKARNI
Security forces as they fire teargas at protesters demanding civilian rule, in Khartoum, Sudan, May 19, 2022.
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At least 40 protesters were injured in the crackdown on the mass demonstrations demanding civilian rule on May 30 and 31, according to reports by the Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors (CCSD).
Fourteen were shot with live ammunition. Many others sustained injuries from direct hits by tear gas canisters and from asphyxiation due to inhalation.
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