Sudan: new mobilization in Khartoum despite violent repression
Protesters during the mobilization on Thursday, December 30, 2021 in Khartoum.
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After deadly clashes, Thursday, December 30, Khartoum again vibrated this Friday, December 31 to the sound of civil power.
Thousands of Sudanese once again took to the streets, refusing to disarm in the face of the putschist military.
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Despite the repression carried out by the army, they continue to defend the democratic transition.
On Friday again, many Sudanese took to the streets to protest against the military coup at the end of October.
Burned tires and piles of stones, they blocked the roads of Khartoum-Nord and Bourri, a popular district in the east of the capital.
Always with the same slogan: “
It is time for the soldiers to return to the barracks.
"
No violence reported this time, not like
that of Thursday
, which left at least five dead, according to a union of doctors.
Four demonstrators were shot dead in Omdurman, a district of Khartoum.
A fifth succumbed to his injuries today, after also being shot.
International outrage
This violence, but also the attacks on the media - aroused the indignation of Europeans, but also of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who said he was "
deeply troubled
".
Two journalists from Saudi television Asharq who filmed Thursday's mobilization were released on Friday afternoon.
Deeply troubled by reports that Sudanese security forces used lethal force against protesters, blacked out the internet, and attempted to shutdown media outlets.
The US stands with the people of Sudan, as they demand freedom, peace, and justice.
- Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) December 30, 2021
For its part, the military power affirms that these demonstrations will lead to nothing.
An adviser to General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, however, tendered his resignation, he said because of the violence against the demonstrators.
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Abdel Fattah al-Burhan