Sudanese Want The Next Facebook-Driven Revolution
Sudanese youth feel emboldened by Egypt and Tunisia's examples in using Facebook to plan protests against the government, and are using social media to organize demonstrations for January 30 in Khartoum.
Sudan appears to be following Egypt and Tunisia’s examples in using Facebook to plan an anti-government protest scheduled for tomorrow. That’s when the nation is expected to release preliminary results of a vote for the southern part of the country to secede.
The Sudan Tribune reports that youth emboldened by the events in Tunisia and Egypt are calling for demonstrations through social media, email and text messages. As of this writing, 13,549 people have clicked “I’m attending” on a Facebook event page for protests occurring from 11 am to 2 pm (local time) in Khartoum, Sudan.
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