Sudan sentences 27 to hang for teacher’s killing during protests
30 December 2019 - 17:18
Khartoum — A Sudanese court sentenced 27 members of the national intelligence service to death by hanging on Monday over the killing of a teacher in detention in February during protests that led to the overthrow of former president Omar al-Bashir.
It is the first time courts have handed down convictions over crackdowns on demonstrations in the months before and after Bashir was toppled in April...
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