Protesters whose weeks of demonstrations played an important part in forcing Sud...
KHARTOUM - Protesters whose weeks of demonstrations played an important part in forcing Sudan’s autocratic President Omar al-Bashir from power are battling scorching heat and fatigue as they press for the country’s new military rulers to hand over power to civilians.
Thousands of protesters have been sleeping in the square as they maintain a vigil to keep pressure on the Transitional Military Council , which took charge of the country after Bashir’s ouster on April 11, to hand over power to civilians. “We will stay in the field until a civilian government is formed,” said 21-year-old Aballah Awad, a university student. “We will not allow the Islamists to take back control of the country.”
Young men and women have used scrap metal and rocks to set up a security cordon around the protest site, organizing round-the-clock guards who check people and cars passing through. Activists also deliver food and water donated by wealthier Sudanese from a fund set up to keep the vigil going. Demonstrators often share their food and drinks with soldiers guarding the compound.Demonstrator numbers dwindle during the day as temperatures soar to above 40 degrees Celsius . As many go to work or to school, those who remain behind take shelter in a number of tents scattered around the protest area, while others go home to shower, change their clothes and get some rest.
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