At least five people have died and dozens injured after Sudan security forces again fired on protesting civilians with live ammunition. Thousands of people took to the streets of Khartoum and other cities in Sudan today, in renewed marches organised by resistance committees, to protest against the military coup d’état that seized power on October …
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Reports of violence and the use of live ammunition on civilian demonstrators, as thousands of people took to the streets of Khartoum and other cities in Sudan yesterday, have prompted leading members of the international community to reiterate their demand to move Sudan back onto the path to democratic transition, after a military junta seized …
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It has emerged that Sudanese forces of the military junta, that seized power in a coup d’état on October 25, launched a major detention campaign against activists from the Resistance Committees, in anticipation of yesterday’s November 17 anti-coup marches, during which at least 15 people are confirmed to have died, and dozens wounded.
A heavy military presence on all roads and squared in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum, has “turned the city into a military barracks since Wednesday morning,” in anticipation of the November 17 anti-coup marches, Feisal El Bagir, General Coordinator of the Journalists Association for Human Rights (JAHR) has told Radio Dabanga.
Overnight reports from the Central Committee of Sudan Doctors confirm that the death toll of civilians, after Sudan security forces fired on demonstrations with live ammunition yesterday, has risen to 15, while some of the wounded remain in critical condition. There have also been reports of security forces raiding hospitals and firing tear gas to …