Deadly Protests Mark Three Years Since Sudan's Popular Uprising
A Sudanese protester was shot dead during a "savage" crackdown on mass pro-democracy rallies on Sunday December 19, 2021, medics said. The Health Ministiry said 125 other people were injured, according to RFI.
Security forces fired teargas canisters, and live rounds into the air, as hundreds of thousands marched, three years since the start of mass demonstrations that led to the ouster of dictator Omar al-Bashir. In the run-up to the marches in Khartoum security forces sealed off major roads and bridges leading to the presidential palace.
Primer Minister Abdalla Hamdok was initially detained by the military but was then reinstated on November 21. He has stressed that he wants to avoid further bloodshed and warned in a statement of "the country's slide toward the abyss".
A number of civic organizations and neighbourhood committees organized protests calling for complete civilian rule. Many have expressed dissatisfaction with Hamdok's reinstatement because they argue it legitimises the October coup.
There have been successive protests since the October coup and the Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors said that 45 people have been killed by security forces since the military takeover.
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Sudan:
One Killed in Protests, 125 Wounded - Reports
RFI, 20 December 2021
A Sudanese protester was shot dead during a "savage" crackdown on mass pro-democracy rallies Sunday, medics said, and 125 others were injured according to the health ministry. Read more »
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Sudan:
Protests Mark Three Years Since Popular Uprising
DW, 19 December 2021
Thousands of anti-coup protesters have gathered in Khartoum, three years after demonstrations led to the ousting of autocrat Omar al-Bashir. Security forces have blocked major… Read more »
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Sudan:
Joint Statement On the November 21 Political Agreement in Sudan
State Department, 16 December 2021
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the United States of America and the United Kingdom are encouraged by the political agreement in Sudan, signed on 21 November… Read more »
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Sudan:
Commemorating the Sudanese People's Peaceful Revolution
State Department, 17 December 2021
Three years ago, Sudan's citizens united to demand an end to repression and the start of a democratic future. Sudanese from all walks of life - especially Sudan's women and youth -… Read more »
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Protests in Khartoum in April 2019 (file photo).