The correspondent of Al-Sharq al-Awsat newspaper in Khartoum, Muhammad Amin, revealed in a post on his Facebook account that he was assaulted by a major general in the army while covering a protest procession organized by lawyers.

The Red Sea State government issued a decision imposing a partial curfew in the southern districts of Port Sudan, the state capital.

Civil clashes erupted in Port Sudan, killing 5 people and wounding 13 others.