In anticipation of these demonstrations, the Sudanese authorities have closed vital bridges and main roads in Khartoum since Friday night, amid a heavy security presence and cutting off internet services since the early hours of the dawn.
The areas that include vital sites in Khartoum, such as the presidential palace, the prime minister’s office, and the army command, are witnessing a heavy security presence, after some resistance committees called for protestors’ processions to head towards the presidential palace.
Since the army chief, Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan, declared on the twenty-fifth of October a state of emergency and the dissolution of the Sovereignty Council and the Council of Ministers, Sudan has been experiencing a severe political crisis and continuous popular protests in rejection of these decisions.
The crisis intensified during the past two days, after reports that the resignation of Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok, who returned to his position according to an agreement with Al-Burhan on the twenty-first of November, was about to resign.
In less than two months, 48 protesters were killed, and more than 1,500 were injured by live bullets and tear gas canisters, according to reports received by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
The way the security deal with the protesters provoked angry international reactions, as the United States, Britain and the European Union condemned on Friday the continued killing and violence against Sudanese protesters, and the Foreign Relations Committee of the US House of Representatives renewed the threat of individual sanctions against the leaders of the army and forces committing these violations, noting. To the consensus of the Democratic and Republican parties on a project imposing sanctions on those who obstruct civil transformation in Sudan.
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