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January 31, 2022

Sudanese Security Forces Kill Another Demonstrator as Protests Continue 3 Months After Coup
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In Sudan, security forces killed a 27-year-old pro-democracy
demonstrator Sunday as thousands of people defied a protest ban and took
to the streets of Khartoum and other cities to call for an end to the
military coup regime.

Weam: "Despite everything that is happening and despite all the martyrs
who are dying - every day we lose a martyr - but people insist on their
goal. We will gain victory. They are firing bullets now, and the
revolution continues."

At least 79 protesters have been killed since Sudan's October 25 coup.
In 2019, a popular uprising led to the ouster of former authoritarian
President Omar al-Bashir, but Sudan's transition to democratic rule has
been derailed by the coup and leadership struggles.


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