From Sudan, CEOAFRICA.com gathered that that thirty -five people were arraigned in court yesterday following the accusation of vandalizing government properties during the fuel subsidy removal protest.

It was revealed that Sudanese authorities arrested close to 700 people during the worst unrest in the country, as protests happened in major cities like Khartoum, Ombudsman etc.

Rights groups and some diplomats said up to 150 people died when security services opened fire on crowds last week. The government put the death toll at 34 and denied shooting any protesters which it dismissed as “vandals.”
 
Among those arraigned were five people from South Sudan, three women and eight teenagers.

The judge offered to release the group on a bail of 20,000 Sudanese pounds ($2,500) but they could not raise the funds.
 
Around 45 women gathered in front of the security headquarters in the capital on Thursday to demand the release of all prisoners, a witness said.
 
The government cut subsidies to ease a financial crunch aggravated by the secession of oil-producing South Sudan in 2011.