{"id":186869,"date":"2013-09-30T17:17:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-30T17:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/uk-sudan-should-stop-using-excessive-force-against-protesters\/"},"modified":"2013-09-30T17:17:00","modified_gmt":"2013-09-30T17:17:00","slug":"uk-sudan-should-stop-using-excessive-force-against-protesters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/uk-sudan-should-stop-using-excessive-force-against-protesters","title":{"rendered":"UK: Sudan should stop using excessive force against protesters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0in; border: none; padding: 0in; line-height: 125%;\">The United Kingdom says it is &#8220;shocked and saddened&#8221; by reports of Sudanese security forces use of excessive force against protesters in Khartoum and other Sudanese cities over the last five days, which has resulted in many deaths and injured hundreds of protesters\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>UK Minister for Africa, Mark Simmonds, released a statement offering his &#8220;sympathy and condolences&#8221; for all the victims and their families.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am also concerned at the large number of detentions, including of a number of journalists and political activists, and by the heavy censorship of the press and closure of international news agencies. 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