Name: Sudan Deposed a Dictator, but Protests Won't Stop. Here's Why | The Dispatch
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Pushing through the crowd, thousands of protesters

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are packed tight, trying to catch a glimpse.

It's a train bringing thousands more protesters

They are the latest arrivals in a grassroots revolution

In April, the people here forced out a dictator,

but now, the fight for real change has only just begun.

when millions rose up to demand freedom and democracy.

For a while, hope filled the air and strongmen fell.

But the same, old oppressive forces remained in place.

I came to ask, can their revolution be any different?

“How do you think Sudanese have learned

and dozens were killed when people first took

They confronted a police state led by this man:

He was the architect of a genocide in Darfur

and harbored terrorists like Osama bin Laden.

For 30 years, he ruled with an iron fist.

The country suffered through wars and famine.

stepped in and deposed Bashir, but the generals,

who people see as a part of the same regime,

That's why the protesters here won't leave the streets.

They're worried that if they did, nothing would change.

The S.P.A. is the Sudanese Professionals Association —

They are the ones who have been organizing the protests,

and their leadership is a part of a coalition that

is now negotiating with the generals on behalf

They are calling for a civilian-led governing council

This is Lt. Gen. Shams Eddin al-Kabbashi,

“Do you trust the military right now?”

My main trust is to the streets, of course.”

Mohammad Naji is an official spokesman for the S.P.A.

He's worried that the military is only saying this

“Now is the critical moment, and now we

will see if they are true to what they have said or not.”

On this night, after a round of negotiations,

people came out hoping to hear good news.

As the country waits, the mood is getting tense.

Ultimately, the generals wield the power.

the protesters have kept up the pressure.

The question now — how long can they sustain this?

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Sudan Deposed a Dictator, but Protests Won't Stop. Here's Why | The Dispatch

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