Hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, today aiming to reach the republican palace, the head of the state’s office. They were met with volleys of tear gas fired by the police and prevented from reaching their goal.
Young women and men carried banners showing the names of those who had been killed during recent protests against continued military rule. Other placards said the protests would continue until civilian rule is achieved.
Tuesday’s protests came under the slogan of “the revolution is a union and a neighbourhood committee” with many participants coming from the capital’s three cities – Omdurman, Khartoum North and Khartoum City.
The protests came as a celebration of the formation of new trades unions.
The demonstrations, which have been taking place since December 2018, have been led by professionals – including doctors, journalists, lawyers, teachers and engineers.
They had intensified after Gen Abdul Fattah al-Burhan, the de facto leader of the country and the head of the sovereign council staged a coup in 2021 ending a two-year transitional period towards democracy.
A new deal aimed at returning to civilian rule, which was signed at the end of last year, has been met with scepticism by pro-democracy activists.
Source: BBC
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