A Sudanese medical group says at least four protesters were killed when Sudanese security forces fired tear gas and live ammunition at protesters rallying against the October military coup.
People chant slogans during a protest to denounce the October military coup, in Khartoum, Sudan, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021. The October military takeover upended a fragile planned transition to democratic rule and led to relentless street demonstrations across Sudan.
The protests were the latest in near-daily demonstrations across Sudan — despite tightened security measures and closures of bridges and roads — over the Oct. 25 military takeover that upended the country’s fragile transition to democracy. The committee is part of the Sudanese Professionals Association, which spearheaded the mass uprising that led to the ouster of longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir in 2019. The association said that state-allied militias were intercepting ambulances and medics to prevent them from reaching the wounded.
Despite the internet disruption, activists posted a few videos showing masked protesters under clouds of gas. Volker Perthes, the U.N. chief’s special representative for Sudan, said he was “deeply disturbed” by reports of the killings and attacks on the media. “Credible investigations into these violations are necessary,” he tweeted. “All people have the right to express themselves peacefully; media have to report freely.”
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