This archive report was first published on 14 August 2019.
On August 14, 2019, Sudanese protest leaders expressed dismay over the erasure of murals and graffiti that symbolized the country's uprising. The Forces for Freedom and Change, which led the months-long protest movement that brought down longtime ruler Omar al-Bashir, accused the military authorities of systematically erasing the murals.
The murals, which were a symbol of the popular nature of the uprising, were painted over in recent days. They were mostly found on walls outside the army headquarters in Khartoum, where protesters camped out for weeks on end.
"We see this as an ugly act and a pathetic attempt to suppress the beauty, the letter and the spirit of the revolution," the Forces for Freedom and Change said in a statement.
Protest leaders urged the military authorities to stop their whitewashing efforts, calling it an absurd measure that shows the inability of the enemies of the revolution to recognize its roots and its realization in people's hearts.
