diff --git a/content/article/roksana.md b/content/article/roksana.md index c53ff01..10d96d5 100644 --- a/content/article/roksana.md +++ b/content/article/roksana.md @@ -187,7 +187,9 @@ slogans against cutting subsidies. This was the result of increasing grain and bread prices and thus increasing prices for school meals. The girls were joined by others, and photos from the demonstration quickly circulated on social media and sparked protests in al-Gedarif, Madani -(near Khartoum), Nyala (Darfur), and Port Sudan.[^19] Contrary to the +(near Khartoum), Nyala (Darfur), and Port Sudan.[^19] + +Contrary to the uprisings of 1964 and 1985, where trade unions played a leading role, the uprisings in 2013, and especially that of 2018, were driven by masses of young people and activists organizing protests and providing @@ -211,6 +213,7 @@ the country. Youth became more politically involved and joined volunteers and professional associations in training and organizing civil society during the protests. Even threats of arrest and attacks on protesters did not stop Sudanese citizens from going out in the streets. + The dramatic situation in which the Sudanese found themselves and the exhaustion of their trust in the government is shown in Khalid Albaih's artwork (Figure 3).[^20] In his graphic, people are queuing for bread