One killed during pro-democracy demo in Sudan
One person has died and several others have been injured in Sudan during violence that erupted as demonstrators staged rallies to demand faster reforms and greater civilian rule in the country.
Violence erupted during largely peaceful demonstrations on Tuesday, which marked one year since thousands of activists marched against the junta that assumed power after long-time president Omar al- Bashir was ousted by the military.
Demonstrators flocked to the streets in the capital, Khartoum, and several other cities, calling for “freedom, peace, and justice.”
The demonstrators demanded long-awaited social reforms and justice for scores of pro-democracy demonstrators killed a year ago in a bloody crackdown.
“Our demands are peace… and justice. We call for economic reform and appointment of civilian governors to states,” said a protester in Burri, east of Khartoum. “This march is to put the revolution back on course.”
The largely-peaceful protests took place despite heavy security measures due a tight curfew in place since April to curb the spread of the coronavirus epidemic.
Violence broke out between demonstrators and security forces in the capital’s twin city of Omdurman when protesters wanted to cross the bridge linking it to Khartoum.
Demonstrations also took place in parts of the war-ravaged Darfur region of western Sudan, where protesters called for Bashir and others accused of war crimes in the region’s conflict to be tried at the International Criminal Court (ICC).
June 30 is also symbolic for the Sudanese nation because it marks the anniversary of Bashir’s own ascent to power in a coup three decades ago.
After months-long mass protests due to food and fuel shortages, Bashir was ousted by the country’s military in April 2019.
In August last year, the junta delegated power to a civilian-majority administration presiding over a three-year transitional period.
The new prime minister under the post-Bashir civilian-military authority is technocrat Abdalla Hamdok.
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