The town of An Nahud in southwestern Kordofan yesterday saw mass demonstrations organized by students of the University of Western Kordofan because of power outages in the city, the deterioration of basic services and the high cost of living.
Multiple sources in the area reported that the demonstrations in An Nahud kicked off Monday morning with crowds of students denouncing the regime. The demonstration came after power outages in the town for nine days in a row everywhere except at the homes of the commissioner, emir and head of the security service.
Resentment and discontent thus prompted the demonstrations which were met with tear gas and batons. Some shooting was also reported and students were transported to the hospital to receive treatment, but details are lacking.
The university has been closed indefinitely.
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