At least Nine demonstrators died this Wednesday as a new day of protest against Sudanese military officials was suppressed.mobilizations since the October 2021 coup that overthrew the transitional government.
In a message on the social network Twitter account, the Sudanese Central Committee of Doctors stated that a ninth person, whose identity has not yet been determined, died after being hit in the stomach by a bullet. He recently made the first statement that “two unidentified civilians” had died in the town of Omdurman, as well as two as yet unidentified deaths, without providing further details.
“As Sudanese prepare for the ‘March for Millions’ on June 30 and peaceful revolutionaries prepare to overthrow the putschists’ stronghold, the coup forces boosted their morale and did not hesitate to use violence,” he said. Thus, the body detailed Number of deaths due to repression demonstrations rose to 112He emphasized that “Martyrs remain the flag of the glorious December (2018) revolution and will be immortalized in history”.
On the other hand, Sudan Resistance Committees Coordination announced that activist Fati Yaya and Amna Abdel Moneim were arrested Wednesday night for distributing leaflets containing information about the protests.
No internet access
All day long, authorities cut off access The internet in the country is facing demonstrations this Thursday, NetBlocks reported, detailing through its website that changes to the service begin at 8:00 am (local time). “The incident occurred amid protesters who took to the streets to call for a civilian government against the military junta that seized power in the October 2021 coup,” he said. “Multiple Internet providers in mobile and fixed telephony, including state operator Sudatel”.
In this sense, NetBlocks stressed that this is “a model consistent with the deliberate modification of the service that confirms user reports of service drop across multiple cities.” “National connectivity is at 17% of normal levels,” he said. “The restrictions are affecting many Internet users in Sudan and will likely significantly limit the scope of events on the ground,” he explained, while “the military junta used a variety of techniques to silence dissident voices, including network outages, social media restrictions from October 2021, and telecommunications blockades.”
UN refuses to pressure
United Nations Secretary-General Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric expressed the UN’s concern over the “continued use of force” by government security forces in Sudan. “It is imperative that people be allowed to express themselves freely and peacefully.“The security forces of any country should be there to protect people’s right to do so, not to hinder it,” a spokesman for the UN Secretary-General said. It will lead, as far as possible, to a return to constitutional order and democratic transitions.”
In other news, Sudanese officials on Wednesday summoned the United Nations envoy to Sudan, Volker Perthes, to protest his latest statements in which he asked the security forces to “respect freedom of expression and the right of assembly” and “avoid excessive use”. power” against the protesters. Dafalá al Haj Ali, undersecretary of the Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told the head of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) that he was “not satisfied” with Khartoum’s words, reiterating that these words represented a “biased” expression of the security forces. In this sense, Al Haj Ali stressed that the words are “unacceptable” as they assume “a bias against national sovereignty”, while stressing that Sudanese authorities “respect freedom of expression and peaceful demonstration”, as reported by the Sudanese state news agency, SUNA.
Protests continue during talks between military officials led by the head of the Army and head of the Sovereign Transitional Council, Abdelfatá al-Burhan, and political and civil organizations of the opposition to try to resolve the crisis.
The October coup led to the dismissal of civilian prime minister Abdalá Hamdok, but international pressure led to an agreement to have him reinstated in November, which resulted in him losing support among the opposition and revolutionary forces. Again, Hamdok submitted his resignation in January to protest the suppression of mobilizations and after military officials expelled various civilian groups from the Executive, arguing that they acted against State interests.
The transitional authorities were established after an agreement between the previous military junta, which emerged in the aftermath of the 2019 coup against Omar Hassan al-Bashir, and various civil organizations and opposition political formations. This Government initiated a series of social and economic reforms and reached a peace agreement with key rebel groups from Darfur and other parts of the country.