Sudanese security forces throw tear gas at protesters against the coup Protest News

The day after 15 people were killed, protesters held barricades in Khartoum in protest of the military’s takeover.

Sudanese security forces have fired tear gas on the streets of northern Khartoum killing 15 people and a day later against protesters against the coup, witnesses said.

Dozens of protesters on Thursday set up temporary barricades in the northern districts of the capital the day before to protest the much-maligned military power last month.

General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan arrested the civilian leader and declared a state of emergency on 25 October.

The Sudanese army, led by Al-Burhan, seized power, disbanding the transitional government, arresting dozens of civil servants and politicians, and establishing a state of emergency.

The takeover overturned the fragile planned transition to a democratic government more than two years after a popular uprising forced the ouster of former leader Omar al-Bashir.

Last week, al-Burhan appointed a new government Sovereign Council, representing the country’s transitional government, made up of civilians and the military.

Al-Burhan stressed that the military movement was “not a coup d’etat” but a step towards “directing the path of transition” to civilian power.

Thousands took to the streets on Wednesday in Khartoum and other cities, but were found dead. the most deadly repression since the coup.

There were at least 15 people, most of them from northern Khartoum hil on Wednesday alone, according to doctors, the number of protesters killed in recent weeks rose to 39.

“We condemn the violence against peaceful protesters and urge them to respect and protect human rights in Sudan,” the Office of African Affairs of the US State Department said on Twitter on Wednesday.

Wednesday’s demonstrations were organized despite the closure of Internet services almost completely and the disruption of telephone lines across Sudan.

In a statement, the Sudanese Central Medical Commission (CCSD) said security forces “used a lot of live bullets in various areas of the capital” and that “there are dozens of gunshot wounds”, some of them in serious condition.

The CCSD also said that security forces had arrested the injured in Khartoum hospitals.

By Thursday morning, phone lines had been reset, but internet services remained largely cut off.

Bridges connecting the capital with neighboring cities were reopened and traffic flowed again through many of Khartoum’s streets.

Security forces were seen removing brick and stone barricades from some streets in eastern and northern Khartoum, a reporter for the AFP news agency reported.

International condemnation

The military takeover sparked a chorus of international condemnation, including austerity cuts, calling on world powers to quickly return to civilian rule.

The United States has suspended about $ 700 million in aid to Sudan in response to the coup.

Demonstrators have been rallying ever since, despite disruptions on the Internet and disruption of lines of communication, which forced activists to spread calls for protest via graffiti and SMS messages.

Since last month’s coup, more than 100 government officials and political leaders have been arrested, along with numerous protesters and activists.

Pro-democracy groups have promised to continue protesting until the last Sovereign Council returns.

In an interview with Al Jazeera earlier this month, al-Burhan said he had pledged to hand over power to a civilian government, pledging not to participate in the government coming after the transition period. But last week he announced himself as head of the new Sovereign Council.