Netizens are changing their profile pictures to blue with hashtag #BlueforSudan.
Mumbai: It's hard to ignore the recent trend which can be seen on social media with regards to the protests in Sudan.
Netizens are changing their profile pictures to blue with hashtag #BlueforSudan. This movement was mainly started in honour of one of the victims, Mohamed Mattar.
According to Al Jazeera, Matar was an engineer and his favourite colour was reportedly blue.
Blue For Mattar, Blue For All The Martyrs, Blue For Sudan💙.#SudanUprising #BlueForSudan pic.twitter.com/pLzL8hhLD6
— ☾ (@YourFavZola) June 13, 2019
A crackdown occurred on June 3 on protestors by Rapid Support Forces(RSF) which is led by Sudan's ruling Transitional Military Council during which Matar was allegedly shot.
#BlueForSudan
— ب. (@2uvb_) June 13, 2019
Meanings of blue color:
The Nile 💙
Our sky 💙
Voice of freedome 💙
The souls of our martyrs 💙 pic.twitter.com/3yf0Q8DlsE
Matar was reportedly trying to protect two women during bloody dispersal of the protest camp when he was shot outside the military headquarters.
Shahd Khidir, beauty influencer and Matar's friend, reportedly said that Matar's relatives first changed their profile pictures to blue to match his.
Let their voices be heard.#BlueForSudan pic.twitter.com/iJ6WX6QSnc
— فرح السند (@falsanad) June 13, 2019
"Eventually other people began to join," she said. Now it represents all of the Sudanese people who have fallen during the uprising.
For my country, for my people, for the fallen, for the martyrs, for the injured, for the raped, for the missing, for Darfur, for the north, east, west, and south #blueforsudan pic.twitter.com/iXDUTIsKsZ
— Ola Mahdi (@ola_mahdi132) June 13, 2019
Sudanese people had been protesting for months to overthrow ruler Omar al-Bashir to give way for a civilian government. But despite Bashir's removal on April 11, protestors kept pressing hard for a civilian rule, until the crackdown.
The military rulers have cut down people's internet access leaving people detached from the outside world.
With no internet, the Sudanese are being cut off unable to communicate with the rest of the world. This comes in as a challenge for them.
One more hashtag which trended was #IAmTheSudanRevloution. It was endorsed by the Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA), the group which has lead the protests.
This hashtag was picked up by a large number of people and influencers and is gaining momentum.
This revolution is allowing the people of Sudan to control their narrative by answering them questions.
#BlueforSudan has brought hope among the people of the Sudanese community.