Sudanese women's rights activist Osman detained in raid, her sister says


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  • Sunday, 23 Jan 2022

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Armed men detained prominent Sudanese women's rights campaigner Amira Osman in a nighttime raid on her home in Sudan's capital Khartoum, her sister said on Sunday.

Osman's detention comes after what activists say has been a campaign of arrests of civil society and pro-democracy figures since a military takeover in October.

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