Demonstrations in the "October 30 Million" call for a civilian government in Sudan
Several protests were launched in Sudan today, Saturday, in refusal to undermine the democratic transition in the country, in response to the calls of the "October 30 million".
Thousands of Sudanese took to the streets on Saturday afternoon to demand a civilian government, where
they chanted many of the slogans of their uprising that toppled al-Bashir in April 2019, such as "Freedom, peace, justice" and "Revolutionaries, free, we will continue the journey", while some of them were raising pictures of the Prime Minister of Sudan. The article, Abdullah Hamdok, who was placed under house arrest in Khartoum.
The "Sudan Now" news network revealed today the launch of Omdurman processions heading to Al-Arbaeen Street and quickly spread to all neighborhoods of the capital, Khartoum, where processions went out in Al-Kalalat and Jabra, and demonstrations were launched in the city of Port Sudan (east of Sudan on the Red Sea).
The protesters raised the Sudanese flag and chanted slogans confirming their continued peaceful escalation against the measures announced by the army chief, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, last Monday, which included the dissolution of the Sovereignty Council and the Council of Ministers, and the imposition of a state of emergency.
The Sudanese capital, Khartoum, is witnessing the closure of major bridges, while most shops have closed their doors for fear of violence.
And on Saturday morning, the phone lines were cut in Khartoum, with the possibility of calling from abroad only to Sudanese phones.
Also, the internet was off.
Security forces deployed heavily in the streets of Khartoum on Saturday morning.
These forces also set up observation points in the main streets, where they conduct random searches of pedestrians and cars.
The British envoy to Sudan and South Sudan, Robert Fairweather, called on the Sudanese security forces to "respect the right and freedom" of the demonstrators to express themselves.
"Peaceful demonstration is a fundamental democratic right, and the security services and their leaders will be held responsible for any violence against demonstrators," he wrote in a tweet.
Today, the Ministry of Culture and Information in the previous government of Abdullah Hamdok called on employees of the Sudanese armed forces and security services to refrain from using violence against protesters.
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