Sudan coup
Sudan security forces fire tear gas at anti-coup protesters
The tear gas was fired as demonstrators were heading towards the presidential palace in the capital Khartoum, in the latest rally against the October coup led...
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Thousands of Sudanese defy tear gas to march against coup
Sudan's authorities have repeatedly denied using live ammunition against demonstrators, reporting scores of security officers have been wounded and a police general was stabbed to death.
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Sudanese rally against UN bid to resolve post-coup crisis
The demonstrators gathered outside the Khartoum office of the UN Transition Assistance Mission Sudan, or UNITAMS, which had launched talks with Sudanese factions this month.
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Sudan frees medics held in crackdown on anti-coup protests
"During the evening of 24 January, nine MSF staff members were detained by the Sudanese authorities in the capital Khartoum," the group said in a statement, using its French acronym.
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Tear gas fired at Sudan protesters rallying against post-coup killings
At least 72 people have been killed, including many by live rounds, during the crackdown against the regular anti-coup protests, according to a count by a pro-democracy group of medics.
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Sudan security kill seven protesters in anti-coup rallies
The latest violence, which took place in the capital as well as in other major cities, comes ahead of a key visit by US diplomats, as Washington seeks to broker an end to the months-long crisis in the northeast African nation.
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Sudan security forces fire tear gas as thousands protest coup
The coup, led by army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on October 25, derailed a power-sharing transition between the military and civilians that had been painstakingly established in the wake of longtime autocrat Omar-al-Bashir's ouster in 2019.
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Tear gas and burning tyres as thousands rally in Sudan against coup
Singing, beating drums, and holding up posters of some the dozens killed in demonstrations since the October 25 coup, protesters in the capital Khartoum shouted slogans against the army in defiance.
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Sudanese security forces deploy ahead of planned anti-coup protests
Pro-democracy activists have urged protesters to take to the streets Tuesday and to head to the presidential palace in Khartoum 'until victory is achieved'.
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Sudan still 'at mercy of military' after PM returns: experts
Releasing frail-looking Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok from house arrest may have eased pressure from the international community, but the episode ultimately proved the military's grip on power, they warn.
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Sudan PM Hamdok reinstated after coup, protester killed
General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan appeared at the presidential palace in Khartoum for a televised ceremony with a haggard looking premier Abdalla Hamdok, emerging from weeks of house arrest.
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Sudanese anti-coup activists call for mass protest as death toll rises
Sudanese anti-coup activists called for mass protests as medics said the number of people killed since last month's military takeover had risen to at least 40.
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Killing of protesters in Sudan 'utterly shameful': UN rights chief
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said her office had repeatedly appealed to Sudan's military and security forces "to refrain from the use of unnecessary and disproportionate force against demonstrators".
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Police disperse Sudan protesters after deadliest day since coup
Police fired tear gas to disperse dozens of anti-coup protesters who had stayed on the streets of north Khartoum overnight, braving an intensifying crackdown that has drawn international condemnation, witnesses said.
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10 shot dead in crackdown on Sudan anti-coup protests
The fatalities -- all in Khartoum, especially its northern districts -- raised to 34 the death toll from unrest since the military seized power, a pro-democracy doctors' union said. Hundreds more have been wounded.
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Death toll from latest Sudan protest rises to 8: medics
Three teenagers were among those who lost their lives during the latest mass protests on Saturday, which were met with the deadliest crackdown since the October 25 coup.
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Sudan court orders end to internet cut but services still offline
Online access in Sudan has largely been blocked since October 25, the day of a widely condemned military coup, and phone lines have also been intermittently disrupted.
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UN rights chief: Sudan’s deadly coup is ‘deeply disturbing’
The UN Human Rights Council has convened a special session to discuss a draft resolution condemning the coup.
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Sudan's army says government formation 'imminent' after military takeover
The military power grab on October 25 prompted local and international mediators to push for a compromise between the two sides.
