Sudanese forces throw tear gas at protesters against Khartoum coup Protest News

Thousands march in the presidential palace in the 12th round of major protests following the October 25 military coup.

Security forces have fired tear gas at thousands of protesters in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, as television footage shows protesters marching on the presidential palace in the 12th round of major protests since the October 25 coup.

Internet and mobile services were reportedly disrupted in Khartoum on Sunday ahead of protests against the military, witnesses told Reuters. The NetBlocks web monitoring team also said that mobile internet services were shut down this morning.

as with previous manifestationsAuthorities who have become accustomed to the coup have put up roadblocks, and shipwrecks have blocked the Nile River bridges between the capital and the outlying areas.

The rallies were repeatedly broken by security forces firing tear gas, as well as allegations by police using sticks.

Sunday’s protests came after six people were killed and hundreds injured national demonstrations against military rule on Thursday. The death toll since the crackdown on security forces began in October is now 54, according to the Sudanese Central Medical Commission.

The military seized power in an October 25 coup that ended its deal with civilian political forces. The agreement reached in 2019 was to pave the way for a transitional government and eventually elections. flip Omar al-Bashir, a longtime leader.

Year of ‘resistance’

Protests against the military have continued even after Abdallah Hamdo reset as prime minister in November.

Demonstrators demanded that the military not play any role in the government during the transition to free elections.

Some people managed to post images of protests in other cities on social media, including Ad-Damazin and Port Sudan.

Al Hadath TV quoted an adviser to military leader Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan as saying that the military would not allow anyone to lead the country into chaos and that the ongoing protests were “physical, psychological and mental outpouring of the country” and “not”. to reach a political solution ”.

In a televised speech on Friday, Burhan said power and loss of life meant that “everyone had to use the voice of reason.”

“The only way to rule is through popular order through elections,” Burhan said.

The Sudanese Sovereign Council, led by Burhan, denounced the violence in conjunction with Thursday’s protests on Friday, adding that it had ordered the authorities not to repeat all legal and military measures and “no one will go unpunished.”

Last week, the city council reinstated its powers of arrest and detention to the intelligence service.

Activists say 2022 will be a “year of resistance monitoring” in social media posts.

They demand justice for those killed in the coup, as well as for more than 250 people killed in mass protests that began in 2019 and paved the way for the demolition of Bashir.

Activists have also condemned the sexual assaults that took place during the December 19 protests, in which the UN said at least 13 women and girls had been victims of rape or gang rape.

The European Union and the United States have issued a joint statement condemning the use of sexual violence “as a weapon to keep women away from demonstrations and to silence their voices.”