Sudan’s leading pro-democracy groups had called for nationwide protest on Thursday to reiterate their demands for a reversal of the October 25 military coup.
Sudan has been rocked by deepening unrest and crackdowns against mass protests since army chief Abdel Fattah al Burhan's power grab on October 25 derailed a fragile transition to civilian rule.
Thousands of protesters took to the streets in capital Khartoum and other cities to commemorate the 128 people who medics say were killed in the country's bloody crackdown.
Demonstrators marched across Sudanese cities to mark the deadly sit-in protests during the military takeover of the government where over 60 people were killed in the capital Khartoum in 2019.
Despite high temperatures, tear gas and Ramadan fast, tens of thousands march in capital Khartoum and more in towns across the country, rejecting recent power grab by military that ousted ex-president Omar al Bashir.
Protesters decry sliding economic conditions as they march in cities across the northeast African nation in continued demonstrations for civilian rule.
Man standing on hospital balcony dies from stray bullet fired by security forces, medics say, as residents in capital Khartoum and other cities protest against last year's military coup.
Two high-profile former officials were arrested in Sudan, a move the EU and other Western countries condemned as "harassment and intimidation" by Sudan's military authorities.
Security officers fired barrages of tear gas canisters on protesters demanding a restoration of the transition to civilian rule, witnesses say.
At least three people have been killed by security forces during demonstrations by thousands calling for civilian rule across Sudan.
At least seven people were killed after security forces used gunfire and tear gas to disperse demonstrations against last year's military coup.
Sudanese doctors have taken to the streets of Khartoum, carrying pictures of colleagues they said were killed by security forces who fired tear gas inside hospitals during anti-coup protests.
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