Sudan frees political prisoners, pledges for truce

Over in Sudan, a movement towards a truce between political prisoners and authorities is in progress.

The Sudanese government released seven detainees under presidential amnesty on Tuesday.

The move follows Omar al-Bashir's pledge to make amends with border rebels and with South Sudan.

An Al Jazeera report explains that the Sudanese president has renewed commitment to speak with all political powers.

(He declared this during the first session of its parliament on Monday.)*

Sudanese law enforcers arrested three members of the government's opposition after dispersing a rally last week.

Those arrested were demanding for the release of their six colleagues also detained for being linked to a plan to topple al-Bashir’s regime.

Since February, Sudan has been facing pressure from U-S based organization Human Rights Watch to release the political prisoners.

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STORY WRITTEN BY: SATURN DE LOS ANGELES