Hundreds of loosely connected “resistance committees” are organizing nonviolent protests, tracking the injured and dead and demanding a government led by civilians.
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Blinken Heads to Africa as U.S. Tries to Avert Ethiopia Disaster
The conflict between rebels and the country’s government has already featured numerous alleged atrocities, and experts say it threatens the stability of all of East Africa.
Sudan Security Forces Fire on Protesters, Killing Several
At least five people were killed and several wounded as the police fired bullets and tear gas at demonstrators in Sudan’s capital, two days after the army chief signed a contentious decree.
U.N. Rights Panel Pressures Sudan Over Coup
The Human Rights Council appointed an expert to investigate abuses in the country since the military seized power on Oct. 25, and members called for the prime minister’s release.
Protesters Killed in Sudan on Day Seen as a Test for the Military
Three demonstrators were fatally shot, a doctors’ group said, as crowds answered activists’ call for a “march of millions” against a coup that has threatened the country’s democratic transition.
‘They Lied.’ Inside the Frantic Days Leading to Sudan’s Coup
The American envoy, Jeffrey Feltman, was given assurances that seemed to head off a military takeover. Hours later, Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan made his move.
Sudan’s Prime Minister Was Detained at Home of General Who Led Coup
Protesters demanding civilian rule flooded the streets of major cities a day after a military takeover. Many offices and businesses shut, answering a call for civil disobediences.
Sudan’s Detained Prime Minister Being Held at Home of General Who Led Coup
Protesters demanding a return to civilian rule flooded into the streets of major cities again on Tuesday. Many schools, banks and shops shut, answering a call for civil disobedience from pro-democracy groups.
Sudan’s Military Seizes Power, Casting Democratic Transition Into Chaos
Civilian and military leaders were supposed to share power after a popular uprising in 2019 overthrew a decades-long dictatorship. On Monday the military detained the civilian prime minister.
Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok Is Detained in Apparent Coup
Demonstrators filled the streets of the capital, Khartoum, soldiers reportedly fired on some of them, gunfire echoed through the city and internet access was sharply curtailed.