This content was published on October 30, 2021 – 11:14
Khartoum, Oct 30 (EFE) .- The massive protests called for this Saturday began in Khartoum against the military coup perpetrated last Monday, with the Internet service interrupted and a call from different countries and organizations to the security forces to avoid violence.
The opposition Sudanese Professionals Association reported on its Facebook account that the large marches have started from different neighborhoods of the capital, half an hour ahead of schedule, and are heading towards the central area of Khartoum.
These large protests in the streets of Khartoum also extend to dozens of countries in the world where it is expected that they will be concentrated in different capitals, such as Washington, Madrid or Paris.
Several countries, such as the United States, as well as the UN and the European Union (EU) have called on the military and security forces to avoid violence against protesters, who are calling for the return of a civilian government after the coup in the past. Monday captained by the military leader, General Abdelfatah al Burhan.
The UN special mission in Sudan has also called on protesters to protest peacefully.
Protesters and security forces have clashed since the day of the military coup in clashes that have left at least 11 dead and more than a hundred injured, according to opposition organizations and Amnesty International.
Al Burhan dissolved the transition bodies on the 25th and declared a state of emergency in the country after a month of tensions between the military establishment and the civilian components of the Government due to an alleged coup attempt last month.
The Executive blamed “remnants” from both “inside and outside the Armed Forces” of the regime of former dictator Omar al Bashir, who held power for three decades until April 2019, for having orchestrated the attempt, something that angered the military.
The deposed Sudanese Prime Minister, Abdullah Hamdok, was arrested last Monday, although he was released a day later and is at his residence. EFE
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