Day 67 of the Military Coup
Summary of Events
At least 28 cities and towns came out in the 11th wave of mass demonstrations against #SudanCoup, facing extreme violence from authorities, which today was not limited to Khartoum, and extended nationwide.
As on December 25, #SudanCoup leadership shut down telecom and mobile data services in the country for most of the day, restoring them in the evening. However, this time it seems that the telecoms shutdown was more concentrated in Khartoum than other cities in the country.
#SudanCoup forces attacked peaceful protesters in several cities across Sudan, including Port Sudan, Kosti, Kassala, ElObeid and AlNuhud, as well as the 3 cities of the capital. Authorities employed heavy teargas, stun grenades, live ammunition and mass arrests in many cities.
In Port Sudan, protesters were trapped inside the Red Sea University campus by #SudanCoup forces, who surrounded the campus and fired heavy teargas on them.
In Kosti, White Nile State, a protester lost his right hand after a stun grenade exploded in it.
There were testimonies alluding to sexual assault of women protesters in Khartoum.
#SudanCoup forces violated citizens, raiding homes and robbing passers-by.
They used DshK guns (anti-aircraft weapon) against protesters in Khartoum.
Journalists were also brutalized by #SudanCoup forces: correspondents and staff of AlHadath News in Khartoum were assaulted when authorities raided their offices. Reporting was interrupted by authorities, who demanded Sharq News correspondent get off the air in mid-broadcast.
Shocking videos flooded the TL showing brutality of authorities against unarmed protesters and citizens, including smashing vehicles and setting them on fire. In Central Khartoum, a hotel was raided by #SudanCoup forces, who assaulted guests and robbed them of their phones and money.
#SudanCoup authorities raided and teargassed at least 2 hospitals (Khartoum Hospital and AlArba'een Hospital in Omdurman), assaulting and arresting injured protesters and medical staff. Families were prevented from claiming their deceased relatives' bodies at the hospital.
In Omdurman, #SudanCoup forces hijacked an ambulance with a critically injured protester still inside [shot in the neck by authorities]. Medics in the ambulance had to get out and carry the patient on foot, eventually finding a private vehicle to drive them to the hospital.
Attack on citizens in Omdurman continued well into evening; neighborhoods were terrorized for hours by #SudanCoup forces. At least 1 funeral procession was blocked by authorities, who fired teargas, preventing them from heading to the cemetery to bury the martyr.
Sudan Doctors Committee has reported 4 killed by authorities in Omdurman today, raising total number of killed in Khartoum since October 25 to 52. The preliminary number of injured in Khartoum reported at more than 200, including at least 40 gunshot wounds, some in critical condition. The total number of injured nationwide TBD.
The total number of arrested/detained nationwide still TBD; in Medani, resistance committees reported more than 20 people in unlawful detention, who were also severely beaten by authorities. No word on whether Medani's detained have been released. In Khartoum, activists report a massive number of protesters detained in the northern police station of Khartoum.
#SudanCoup leadership has announced that bridges in Khartoum will remain closed until further notice.