Sudan security forces fire tear gas at anti-coup protesters - Punch Newspapers

This grab taken from Sudan TV shows army general Abdel Fattah al-Burhan addressing the Sudanese people. Photo: AFPThousands of Sudanese protesters rallied Saturday two months on since a military coup, demanding soldiers “go back to the barracks” and calling for a transition to civilian rule.

At least 48 people have died in crackdowns during weeks of protests, according to the independent Doctors’ Committee, and Khartoum’s state governor has warned that security forces “will deal with those who break the law and create chaos”. The move alienated many of Hamdok’s pro-democracy supporters, who dismissed it as providing a cloak of legitimacy for Burhan’s coup.

Activists reported the arrest of several colleagues beginning Friday night, and Volker Perthes, the UN special envoy to Sudan, urged the authorities to “protect” the protests not to stop them.“Freedom of expression is a human right,” Perthes said Saturday, adding that it includes “full access” to the internet. “No one should be arrested for his or her intention to protest peacefully.”

At rallies last Sunday, held on the third anniversary of mass demonstrations that led to the ouster of veteran strongman Omar al-Bashir, crowds began a “sit-in” protest outside the presidential palace.Within hours, security forces dispersed the thousands of protesters with truncheons and firing tear gas canisters.

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