The Democratic Alliance of Lawyers revealed that nine women (protesters) in Sudan were sentenced
last Saturday to 20 lashes and one-month imprisonment for their participation in protests.
This came following a day after that President Omar Al-Bashir ordered the release of all women in
detention for participating in anti-government demonstrations.
Al-Bashir announced a state of emergency last month, resulting in a series of measures, including the
establishment of emergency courts across the country, such as the court in Khartoum, which
condemned the nine women.
The Democratic Alliance of Lawyers, which is part of a gathering of Sudanese professionals, the main
organizer of the protests, stated that more than 800 people had been tried in emergency courts.
These protests were triggered by the rising of prices and the lack of financial liquidity but they have
become Bashir's strongest challenge since he took power in a military coup 30 years ago.
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