Funeral processions turned into antimilitary marches and hundreds took in the streets in the capital of Sudan on Friday, after nine o’clock people were killed in Demonstrations against The ruling generals of the country.
United States and others in The international community condemn violence in This East African country, rocked by near-weekly protests since October 25, reversed its fragile transition to democracy.
rallies on Thursdays were the most watched in months. Sudanese military The authorities have met protests with a deadly Which has killed 113 people so far peopleincluding 18 children.
In and near Khartoum, funeral rallies for some of Those killed the previous day turned into protests while others gathered after Friday prayers in mosques in the country’s capital. Online, photos of The dead They were posted in some cases in Try to get to know them.
Sudan Doctors Committee, one of the medical institutions group Who monitors the losses of the demonstrators, said that the security forces shot and killed nine peopleincluding a child, in Or near Khartoum during the rallies on Thursday. The demonstrations coincided with Internet disturbances on a large scale. Internet censors and activists say that government Paralyze communications to prevent gatherings and slow the spread of news on The days when a large turnout is expected to protest.
Sudan leading Pro-democracy groups – the forces for Advertising of Freedom, Change and Resistance Committees for nationwide protest against coup. The power grab upended the country’s short-lived transition to democracy after the 2019 overthrow of Longtime autocratic ruler Omar al-Bashir.
Since the political coup of the United Nations mission in Sudan, the African Union and the eight-nation regional intergovernmental body for East Africa in development group You are trying to broker a way out of political impasse. But the talks did not result in results Until now.
In a joint statement via Twitter on Friday, the three bodies expressed their “disappointment over continued use of Excessive, extremist, reckless force By the security forces and their absence of accountability for Such actions, despite repeated commitments by the authorities. ”
Thursday protests also Drops on 3rd Anniversary of A massive rally in 2019 forced the generals to sit down down at the negotiating table with Pro-democracy groups finally sign a power- A sharing agreement was expected to govern Sudan during a transitional period until general Elections were to be held. coup last October spoiled the arrangement.
Western governments have repeatedly called on the generals allow for Peaceful protests, but they have also angered the protest movement for Sometimes with The leading the generals. Pro-democracy leaders call for Generals to leave power Immediately.
“Our hearts are saddened by the tragic loss of life in Yesterday’s protests “US Embassy in Sudan said in Friday statement. We urge all parties to resume negotiations call on Peaceful sounds rise above these who advocate for or commit Hanf.”
