Defiant Sudanese march against bloody coup
Gulf Times
Sudanese anti-coup protesters block a street in the Red Sea city of Port Sudan.
Thousands of Sudanese anti-coup protesters took to the streets on Saturday to support the country's democratic transition which a military takeover and deadly crackdown derailed.
The protests come almost a week after the military last Monday detained Sudan's civilian leadership, dissolved the government and declared a state of emergency, leading to a chorus of international condemnation.
Earlier demonstrations against the coup were countered by a security response that has left at least nine protesters dead and wounded around 170.
Despite the bloodshed, organisers on Saturday aimed to stage a "million-strong" march against the military's power grab, similar to mass protests that led to the toppling of autocrat Omar al-Bashir in 2019.
