KHARTOUM —
A demonstration of “mothers and fathers” took to the streets of the Sudanese
capital
Khartoum Saturday to support the young anti-coup protesters who have
for months rallied against the military.
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“We are
demonstrating today to tell our sons and daughters that they are not alone,”
Faiza Hussein, one of the protesters, told AFP.
She added that
they are also calling on the authorities to “stop killing our children”.
At least 83 people
have been killed and thousands injured in unrest that has gripped the country
since an October 25 military coup led by General
Abdel Fattah al-Burhan,
according to independent medics.
“We are here to
support the youth in their revolution, and to demand an end to the killings,”
said Hassan Ali, 63.
A United Nations
expert on Thursday urged
Sudanese forces to stop firing live ammunition and
tear gas canisters at protesters.
“Firing live
ammunition on the people is a huge violation against
human rights,” said UN
expert Adama Dieng during a visit to Khartoum.
Sudanese
authorities have said they arrested several police and soldiers who fired at
demonstrators with Kalashnikov rifles, disobeying orders.
The October coup
derailed a power-sharing agreement between the army and civilians negotiated
following the 2019 ouster of longtime autocrat
Omar al-Bashir.
Regular protests
have continued across the country, rejecting the ruling military authority and
calling for justice for the more than 250 people killed since Bashir was
ousted.
They have also called for
the release of detained activists, who according to Dieng “have never met their
lawyers”.
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