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Sudan security forces skirmish with demonstrators after protest deaths

Sudan security forces skirmish with demonstrators after protest deaths

SUDANESE security forces fired tear gas at protesters near the presidential palace in Khartoum, a day after nine people were reported killed during the largest anti-military rallies for months. Protest groups demanding a return to democratic rule have said they will organise an open-ended campaign of sit-ins and other peaceful actions in response to the deaths. Medics aligned with the protesters said the nine people were mostly killed by gunfire from security forces in Khartoum and the adjoining cities of Omdurman and Bahri. Sudan's ruling council and government did not immediately respond to requests for comment. "The sit-in can develop…
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Hundreds protest ouster of Guatemalan anti-graft crusader

Hundreds protest ouster of Guatemalan anti-graft crusader

SOFIA MENCHU HUNDREDS of Guatemalans have protested outside the presidential palace against the ouster of anti-graft fighter Juan Francisco Sandoval, who fled the country overnight after being stripped of his post in a move that sparked a global outcry. Sandoval, who had led the Guatemalan Special Prosecutor's Office Against Impunity (FECI) until Friday, fled to the Salvadoran border in the wee hours of Saturday, according to the country's human rights ombudsman Jordan Rodas. "The decision was made to safeguard his life," Rodas told Reuters. Guatemala's Attorney General Maria Porras removed Sandoval from his post on Friday as the head of…
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Niger says it foils coup attempt days before presidential transition

Niger says it foils coup attempt days before presidential transition

BOUREIMA BALIMA and MOUSSA AKSAR A military unit tried to seize the presidential palace in Niger's capital Niamey overnight in an attempted coup but order has been restored, the government said on Wednesday, days before the country's first democratic handover of power. The assailants, from a nearby air base, fled after the presidential guard met their attack with heavy shelling and gunfire, three security sources said, requesting anonymity because they were not authorised to speak to media. Government spokesman Abdourahamane Zakaria said several people had been arrested while others were still being sought, but that the situation was under control.…
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