Rights groups in South Sudan say security forces have arrested several people, including activists and a bishop, ahead of planned protests on Monday. A police spokesman denied the arrests.
A coalition calling President Salva Kiir and Vice-President Riek Machar to step down has called for the countrywide protests which the authorities have banned.
The authorities in South Sudan are clearly worried about Monday’s demonstrations.
Civil society groups say a bishop in the town of Yei has been detained for alleged links to the protest organisers.
A radio station was also forced off air in Jonglei state over fears it would be used to mobilise people.
Many in South Sudan blame the feuding politicians for what’s gone wrong since independence a decade ago.
That includes the civil war and staggering levels of corruption. The failure to implement a peace deal has also left the country extremely precarious and still at risk of further conflict.
The same politicians are keen to stop the protests gaining any momentum.
BBC
