Sudan: Prisoners' relatives beaten, dispersed, says witness

Sudanese security forces broke up a protest in central Khartoum on Tuesday 17 July by dozens of people demanding the release of relatives jailed for taking part in four weeks of anti-government demonstrations, a witness said. The demonstrators began gathering in front of national security headquarters in the centre of the capital, but police and security agents quickly dispersed them, the witness said. Some 2,000 people have been detained since small protests began last month.