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The battle for democracy in Sudan | Shannon Ebrahim

The brutal onslaught of Sudan's military rulers against civilian protesters over the past two weeks is part of a blueprint designed by Arab monarchies to crush democracy movements in the region.

The strategy worked in Bahrain and Egypt, and managed to keep a tight lid on the democracy movement. In Egypt the same blueprint was used. When mass sit-ins against military rule and General Fattah al-Sisi were staged in Rabaa Square in Cairo in 2013, Sisi got diplomatic support and billions of dollars from the Saudis and Emiratis to shore up his regime and crush the peaceful protests.

On April 21st the Saudis and Emeratis approved a US$3 billion aid package to shore up the Transitional Military Council in Sudan, which is headed by the former Janjaweed Generals - the architects of the genocide in Darfur in 2003.

 

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