Inspirados pelos grandes protestos na Tunísia [1] [en] e no Egito [2], um grupo de ativistas sudaneses escolheu o dia 30 de janeiro de 2011 para marcar o início de manifestações pacíficas pela queda de Omar al-Bashir [3] e seu governo. Omar al-Bashir assumiu o poder em 1989 após um golpe militar sangrento.
A campanha “Sudan Jan 30″ [Sudão 30 de Janeiro, em português] convoca todos os sudaneses a sair de casa dia 30 de janeiro e se manifestar nas ruas das cidades mais populosas do Sudão. Há denúncias [4] [en] de que policiais sudaneses espancaram e prenderam estudantes no centro de Cartum.
Aqui segue uma compilação de tuítes recentes usando a hashtag #SudanJan30 [5].
@elzubeir recomenda a usuários do Twitter [6] de usar a hashtag #SudanJan30 por coerência:
People tweeting on the protests in #Sudan today, please use the #SudanJan30 hashtag for consistency. #Jan30 may be confused with #Egypt's
@simsimt:
Can't tweet while walking. Numbers so far in tens. Could sum up to 100. Chants are mainly against price increases. #SudanJan30
@Pajama_Girl:
video on #sudan protests now on al-jazeera http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/ [7] #sudanjan30
@cotton_crab:
次はスーダン。Riot police attacked us. Numbers started to build up. Protesters are spreading into smaller groups in internal streets. #SudanJan30
@tololy:
Protests in Sudan! You just can't make this stuff up! #SudanJan30 #ArabProtest #Egypt #JO #Yemen #ArabProtest
@o01tac:
#SudanJan30 Numbers are growing by the min
@elzubeir:
@simsimt: Looks like we need the guys from #Egypt to come teach us a thing or two about organizing a protest. #SudanJan30 #Jan
@kksolanet:
#SudanJan30 RT @ykhogaly: #Sudan #jan30 Thousands of students from WadMadani Ahlia University join the demonstration in #WadMadani
@polgrim:
Please follow @simsimt who is on his way to attend a demo for #SudanJan30
@simsimt:
It appears demo is resuming at Jackson's square, middle of Souq Arabi. Unconfirmed reports of clashes. I'm heading there. #SudanJan30
@SudanGuardian:
PHOTO: Sudan Protest Started, Photo Update From the Protest. Please keep hashing to #SudanJan30 http://yfrog.com/gyji42j [9]
@alunmcdonald:
#SudanJan30 Universities seem to be the centre of protests, as usual. Reports of crowds at Omdurman Islamic, Khartoum & Ahlia
@elzubeir quer que a Al Jazeera vá ao Sudão [10]:
Hey AlJazeera, if you want to cover demonstrations and need to fill up time while #Egypt cuts you down, come to #Sudan for #SudanJan30
Abaixo um vídeo das manifestações de hoje em Cartum, publicado aqui [11] por Usamah [12].
E, finalmente, o Jan30Sudan [13] [en] é um projeto de mapeamento de protestos para que o mundo todo possa acompanhar o desenrolar dos eventos.