source: Radio Dabanga
actor1: Protesters (Sudan)
actor2: N/A
location: Khartoum
notes: On March 8th, female detainees in Omdurman prison staged a hunger strike in protest at their continued arrest. They were joined by activists in Khartoum. [size=72] On March 12th, NISS released a large number of female prisoners, following an order by Bashir on March 8th (note that it is unclear whether all of the estimated 150 female detainees were released). Additionally, the Court of Appeal quashed convictions of a number of demonstrators, including 11 women who were scheduled to be lashed.