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Can Sudan's Latest Protests Be the End for Dictator Bashir?

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Channel: i24NEWS English · 2018 · News & Politics

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NEWS DESK | Protests against President al-Bashir in Sudan are picking up steam over rising costs of bread — a staple food in the country. To top it, Bashit gave more fuel to critics after meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Will these protests force change? Our Emily Rose has the story.

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Doctors in Sudan went on strike on Monday, feeding into deadly protests against bread prices that represent one of the biggest challenges President Omar al-Bashir has faced in nearly three decades in power.

A gathering of professionals from various sectors had issued a call on Sunday to strike as fresh protests hit cities — including Omdurman, close to the capital Khartoum — late into the evening.

The strike 'started at 08:00 am (0600 GMT) in the morning' and hospital workers were the first to take part, said Mohammed al-Assam, a member of a committee of doctors.

The committee said in a statement that it would submit an official demand on Tuesday for the 'president's immediate resignation in response to the uprising by the Sudanese people... (and the) formation of a transitional government'. 

The protest movement has hit around a dozen cities since Wednesday, after the government tripled the price of bread, in a country beset by economic crisis.

Eight people have died in demonstrations in the eastern cities of Al-Gadaref and Atbara during clashes with security forces, according to officials and witnesses. 

But others have spoken of higher death tolls. 

Opposition leader Sadiq al-Mahdi said on Saturday that 22 people had died, denouncing what he called 'armed repression' against a legitimate protest movement.

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