SUDAN: Police kill 23 protesters

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On January 29, police officers in Port Sudan opened fire on a protesting crowd, killing 23 people, including two children. The police then detained 150 protesters. The protesters were members of eastern tribes, particularly the Beja tribe, who have been calling for wealth and power sharing for eastern Sudanese people. Days after the protest, police arrested the general-secretary of the Beja Congress in Red Sea state, and leading officials from the Beja Congress in other states. No reason was given for the arrests. For more information, or to protest the police violence, visit <http://www.soatsudan.org>.

From Green Left Weekly, February 9, 2005.
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