Witnesses say they heard shooting and that houses had been burnt in Blue Nile state, where seven people were killed and over 20 suffered injuries.
Karim Khan is in Sudan a year after he visited the country for talks on outstanding arrest warrants over crimes committed during the 2003 Darfur war under ousted president Omar al Bashir.
Witnesses say security forces were trying to prevent swelling numbers of demonstrators from marching towards the presidential palace, the military's seat of power in the heart of the capital city.
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.
The UN says it estimates around 50,000 people have been displaced by the latest fighting which has spilt over into neighbouring districts of West Darfur.
Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman faces 31 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity for his role in a conflict almost 20 years ago.
Security officers fired barrages of tear gas canisters on protesters demanding a restoration of the transition to civilian rule, witnesses say.
At least seven people were killed after security forces used gunfire and tear gas to disperse demonstrations against last year's military coup.
The United Nations has said it will hold talks in Sudan aimed at salvaging a fragile democratic transition amid a grinding stalemate following an October coup.
Hamdok’s deal with the coup leaders did not stop protests, leading to his resignation, giving way to greater uncertainty.
Khartoum residents continued to protest Sudan’s military rule in the streets after security forces cracked down the rally that left several people dead.
The collapse happened in a closed mine in West Kordofan, where miners wanted to continue to extract gold. A lot of mines around the region are under military control.
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