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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Internet Cut in Sudan’s Capital Ahead of Pro-democracy Protests

Sudanese women chant slogans protesting security forces’ use of violence against anti-coup protesters in the city of Omdurman, 18 miles (30 km) northwest of Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Saturday, June 25, 2022. (AP)

Internet services were cut in Sudan's capital Khartoum on Thursday ahead of pro-democracy protests, a Reuters reporter said, the first time for months that web access had been blocked in the lead up to rallies.

The protests mark the third anniversary of huge demonstrations during the 2019 uprising that overthrew long-time ruler Omar al-Bashir and led to a power-sharing arrangement between civilian groups and the military.

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