Posted by HCN on Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Sudan arrests seven university professors in crackdown on protests
Tuesday Oct 29, 2013 | Reuters
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudanese authorities arrested seven university professors, a human rights lawyer said on Monday, extending a crackdown on opposition activists after fuel price increases touched off the country's worst unrest for years.
The Khartoum government cut fuel subsidies to ease a financial crunch aggravated by the secession of oil-producing South Sudan in 2011. The move doubled pump prices overnight and triggered violent protests in which dozens of people were killed and more than 700 people arrested.
The seven academics were detained on Sunday evening as they met at Ahfad University
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