Transportation tariffs in Khartoum witnessed a significant increase yesterday. Witnesses said that prices increased between 40 and 50 per cent. People condemned and rejected the increase in times of economic and political crisis.
More than 100 people were injured in the July 31 Marches of the Millions, called for by the Khartoum Resistance Committees and the Forces of Freedom and Change-Central Council under the slogan of “peaceful coexistence”. A new campaign was launched to expose human rights violations by the military junta against pro-democracy protests.
The mainstream faction of the Forces of Freedom and Change, the FFC- Central Council, has drawn up a draft of a new constitutional charter. After repeated criticism, they stressed their rejection of any agreement with the military and expressed their desire to consult with Resistance Committees.
The Defence Authority for West Darfur State Detainees revealed that the authorities had arbitrarily arrested 177 people last week, with their whereabouts still yet to be determined.
The Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors announced 105 cases of injury at the 31 July Khartoum protests calling for peaceful co-existence, including a scattered gunshot wound, 11 protestors ran over, and 68 cases of tear gas related injury.