Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is also wanted for war crimes and crimes against humanity. (openDemocracy, Creative Commons)

Protesters carried signs and chanted, “The people want the regime to fall,” a slogan used by other Arab Spring uprisings this past year. This is the 14th day of anti-regime protests, likely inspired by the uprisings in Egypt and Libya. They were sparked by the implementation of austerity measures by the regime.

Although al-Bashir maintains that he is popular among the people and that the protestors’ sentiments are not shared among a majority of the people, protests that began with small numbers of students at universities have spread beyond both the universities and the capital city of Sudan, where they originated.

Friday and Saturday constitute the 23rd anniversary of the military coup that allowed the current president to take power.

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