A Sudanese protester was killed on Wednesday during protests against Sudan’s military that staged a coup in October derailing a transition to civilian rule, medics said, reported The Reuters.
According to the Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors, the protester died after being hit in the head with a tear gas canister and run over by a security forces vehicle.
At least 117 have so far been killed and hundreds have been wounded in anti-coup rallies, which have taken place near-weekly since the October 25 takeover led by army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. The power grab delayed a transition to civilian rule that came into power after the 2019 ouster of strongman Omar al-Bashir.
Sudan has been facing political and economic turmoil since the military coup. While military leaders, civilian political parties, armed groups and others have involved in a series of talks, none has been successful so far.
The resistance committees that have organized protests continue to reject any negotiation or power-sharing with the military.
International organization and countries have been pushing for civilian and military leaders to negotiate a return to a democratic transition.
In July, the Sudanese military leader al-Burhan pledged in a televised address to step aside and make way for Sudanese factions to agree on a civilian government.
Civilian leaders dismissed his move and described it as a “ruse,” and pro-democracy protesters have held fast to their rallying cry of “no negotiation, no partnership” with the military.
Earlier this month, al-Burhan’s deputy and paramilitary commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo said that last October’s coup had failed to bring about change in Sudan.
“The whole thing failed and now we (Sudan) have become worse off,” he said.
He also reaffirmed Burhan’s pledge, saying the military would exit the political scene if that allows for Sudan to stabilize and prosper.
