Sudan protests: Calls for bread evolve into civil rights revolution, reach Darfur

Sudan has been roiled by protests and concomitant violence since mid-December.  What began as popular disapproval over steep hikes in bread prices, which tripled overnight due to a government cut of a vital bread subsidy, has now metamorphosed into growing anti-government rallies demanding President Omar al-Bashir’s resignation.   The protests have spread to engulf towns and…