Insight: Young Sudan activists push revolt against odds [1]

Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir attends the leaders meeting at the African Union (AU) Addis Ababa July 15, 2012.

Credit: Reuters/Tiksa Negeri

(Reuters) - Slogans sprayed across walls in a dusty, working-class district of Khartoum are painted over but still convey their message: Sudan's young opposition activists want to bring an Arab Spring to their country and end President Omar Hassan al-Bashir's rule.

The calls for democracy heard across Arab capitals - toppling autocratic leaders in Tunisia [2], Egypt, Libya and Yemen since the start of last year - have been late to arrive to Sudan, with demonstrations gathering momentum only since June.