source: Radio Dabanga
actor1: Protesters (Sudan)
actor2: N/A
location: Suakin
notes: On May 2nd protesters marched in Saukin (Red Sea state), calling for a transition to civilian rule along the lines espoused by the Forces for Freedom and Change, and against the lack of basic services and food in the town. The demonstrators began a sit-in, closing part of the Khartoum-Port Sudan highway, and shutting down Suakin port. [size=hundreds]