Khartoum, Sudan
January 8, 2022—Sudanese security forces have killed three anti-coup demonstrators on Thursday as crowds thronged Khartoum and other cities in more anti-coup rallies.
According to the information received by Nyamilepedia, the Central Committee of Sudan Doctors said the latest killings bring to 60 the death toll in a security clampdown since the military takeover on 25th October last year.
The Medics, who are part of the pro-democracy movement, reiterated that the three people were all peaceful protesters and died from shots fired by security operatives during rallies in the cities of Omdurman and Bahri.
According to Medics, Protesters attempted once again to reach the presidential palace to keep up pressure on the military.
“The medics also said they counted more than 300 wounded including by live rounds, rubber bullets, and other injuries due to the persistent firing of tear gas”, the statement reads.
Sudanese apparatus have regularly denied using live rounds in confronting protests but constant death from protests confirm that the military has been firing live bullets at protestants.
The protests on Thursday came as a result of the resignation of civilian leader, Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, leaving the military component fully in charge of the country.
On 25th of October last year, Hamdok was held under house arrest for weeks following the coup, but reinstalled one month later after the military and civilian leaderships reached a deal to reinstate him.
