The United Nations Security Council called today, Thursday, for the military in Sudan to “return a transitional government run by civilians,” expressing its “grave concern,” in a statement issued unanimously by its members. The statement prepared by Britain, and Russia toned down its content, demanded the resumption of political dialogue “without preconditions,” the “immediate release” of detainees and respect for the “right of peaceful assembly.”
To this, demonstrators continue For the fourth consecutive day, Sudanese protested against the recent decisions of the Sudanese army chief, Lieutenant-General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan. On Thursday, the demonstrators re-deployed obstacles in the roads to cut them, while the Sudanese security forces fired tear gas canisters, on Thursday, to disperse demonstrators against the measures of the armed forces in the Buri neighborhood in eastern Khartoum, according to AFP correspondents. Al-Burhan announced last Monday, the dissolution of the Sovereignty Council and the government and the imposition of a state of emergency.
His decisions also included the dissolution of all union entities and professional unions, the suspension of the work of the Empowerment Removal Committee, and the suspension of some provisions of the constitutional document. Likewise, he later announced the dismissal of a number of ambassadors abroad, which sparked international criticism and warnings of undermining the democratic transition process in the country. They share the transitional rule in the country, since 2019 after the removal of Al-Bashir.
