South Sudan government has shut down access to social media services across the country as part of security measures to abort calls for protests for peaceful regime change in the country scheduled for August 30, 2021.
A leading activist emphasized that the plan has not changed. It is still on course. People will go out, but we have just told them to wait for guidance from the central committee”,
Nonetheless, activists continued to reach the social media platforms via Virtual Private Networks (VPN).
Activists say the blockage of social media services, shut down of a radio station in Jonglei, and arrest of a bishop in Yei County in Central Equatoria motivate their mobilization to protest for freedoms.
A police spokesman has denied any link between the arrest of a bishop, the closure of a radio station in Jonglei, and calls for general protests in the country.
Makuei further urged South Sudanese to support the implementation of the Revitalized Peace Agreement and the government efforts to move the country forward.
The official Government spokesperson, also, directed the civil service personnel and the public at large to resume their normal duties as usual.
The leaders of the civil rights activists are asking people to take to the street and protest the inability of the government to curb corruption, stop recurring communal fights, and ensuring freedom of expression.
Continued intimidation and arrest of activists, journalists, and political opponents are clear and obvious lack of political will to enforce the key provisions of the 2018 revitalized peace agreement, they say.central news
