Protests in Khartoum (archive image)
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A protester was shot dead by police in the Sudanese capital Khartoum. Another opponent of the regime died as a result of the use of tear gas. Almost 100 people have died in the crackdown on protests since the military coup in October.
BIn the ongoing protests against the military rulers in Sudan, two more demonstrators were killed on Saturday. A protester was shot dead by security forces and another suffocated in Khartoum because of the use of tear gas, a doctors’ union said. As a result of the violent suppression of protests against the military coup of October 25, 98 people have already died, it was said. Hundreds of other protesters have since been injured or arrested.
Thousands of people protested against the coup in several districts of the capital Khartoum on Saturday and called for a civilian government. Army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan declared a state of emergency in October and ousted the government that was tasked with leading the transition to democratic elections after the ouster of longtime ruler Omar al-Bashir in April 2019. Since then, there have been regular mass protests, against which the military often uses violence.
The United Nations and the African Union – which suspended Sudan – are urging dialogue between all political forces. Otherwise they fear that the state will fail once and for all on an economic and security policy level. According to the United Nations, every second Sudanese will go hungry by the end of the year. Disappointed with the coup, however, the civilian population refuses to engage in dialogue with the military, who in turn are demanding “compromises” from the pro-democracy supporters.
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