{"id":296550,"date":"2011-03-09T19:35:34","date_gmt":"2011-03-09T19:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/09\/sudan-khartoum-activists-arrested-during-protest\/"},"modified":"2011-03-09T19:35:34","modified_gmt":"2011-03-09T19:35:34","slug":"sudan-khartoum-activists-arrested-during-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/09\/sudan-khartoum-activists-arrested-during-protest\/","title":{"rendered":"Sudan: Khartoum Activists Arrested During Protest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"35.3763878608\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/><!-- close google_banner_mid div ---><\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.english.rfi.fr\/africa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/7305b8cerfi-logo-en.jpg\" alt=\"Radio France Internationale (Paris)\" title=\"Visit Radio France Internationale (Paris)\" \/><\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- begin story layout piece here --><\/p>\n<p> 9 March 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>Some 500 baton-wielding riot police descended on Abu Janzeer square in Khartoum on Wednesday, attacking and arresting demonstrators as they entered the square, according to an AFP correspondent on the scene.<\/p>\n<p>Among those arrested include the head of Sudan&#8217;s Communist Party, Mohammed Ibrahim Lughud.<\/p>\n<p>Other opposition figures were arrested in their homes earlier Wednesday, including Baath Party leader Mohammed Dia al-Din.<\/p>\n<p><!-- close google_inset_a div ---><\/p>\n<p>The umbrella group of Sudan opposition made a statement on Monday saying that it had rejected the offer for talks with the ruling National Congress Party.<\/p>\n<p>Oppositon groups in North Sudan have called for regime change and civil liberties since January, as the Khartoum government has pursued a zero-tolerance policy against demonstrations.<\/p>\n<p>Witnesses said that 40 women were arrested in Omdurman on Tuesday as they protested against the alleged rape of a female opposition activist last month by security forces.<\/p>\n<p><i><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.english.rfi.fr\/africa\/20110309-khartoum-activists-arrested-during-protest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read or Listen to this story on the RFI website<\/a><\/strong><\/i><\/p>\n<p><!-- end story layout piece here --><\/p>\n<p><!-- close google_banner_subbody div ---><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><b>More News on allAfrica.com<\/b><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>More:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201103090904.html\" title=\"Sudan: Khartoum Activists Arrested During Protest\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sudan: Khartoum Activists Arrested During Protest<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 9 March 2011 Some 500 baton-wielding riot police descended on Abu Janzeer square in Khartoum on Wednesday, attacking and arresting demonstrators as they entered the square, according to an AFP correspondent on the scene. 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