Khartoum, June 29: The Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA) on Saturday called on defiant protesters to take to the streets of Sudan on Sunday, marking the first civil disobedient movement after a deadly crackdown on sit-ins in past days in capital Khartoum.
According to Al-Jazeera news reports, protesters are preparing to return to the streets on Sunday, what the online social media users are calling it a “millions march”. The marchers are demanding the transitional military council (TMC) to hand power to a civilian council.
On Twitter, the SPA called on protesters to summon on streets, saying “let’s be loud on the streets again, and let’s make the demonstrations on June 30th a prominent new page in the last chapter of the falling regime and its rigged council’s drama”.
The whole world is watching Sudan on June 30th. Let’s let them know what we want. FILL THE INFORMATIONAL GAP AND LET PEOPLE KNOW EXACTLY HOW EACH PERSON CAN HELP. You are literally impacting Sudan’s future by sharing this vital info. #Watch_Sudan_on_June30 #SudanUprising #Sudan pic.twitter.com/UMIxhv2oan
— Sudanese Optimist (@SudanOptimist) June 28, 2019
A protester, Ahmed Hadra, who was detained after protests broke last year December, said, “People are expecting the security forces to respond with violence but there’s no longer any fear and they’re prepared to walk towards any fire.”
“The current coup is the continuation of the same one that happened 30 years ago. These people are not different at all. Their policies, their practices, the way they deal with civilians is the same. Their abuse of human rights, denial of democratic transformation of the country – it’s no different at all. It’s just like al-Bashir is in action right now,” says Adam.