Day 137 of the Military Coup
Summary of Events
An armed militia attack on the Jebel Moon area of West Darfur has left 17 dead, tens injured and tens more missing, as well as 4 villages burned. The attack started early this morning, and lasted well into the afternoon.
As part of March's schedule of resistance activities, protests and one-day sit-ins took place across the country today, including a sit-in in Sennar, demonstrations in Gedarif, and demonstrations and sit-ins across Khartoum.
In Burri and Omdurman, protests were violently repressed by #SudanCoup forces, who teargassed and shot live ammunition at protesters, injuring 48.
2 children were killed by authorities: Mohamed Majdi Makki, 14 and Nabil Yahia Elfadil, 15; both were shot in the chest. The number of citizens killed by authorities since October 25 is now at 87.
In response, residents across the capital barricaded roads and resistance committees announced an escalation of resistance activities. The Gedarif Resistance Committees also escalated activities this evening, in solidarity with Khartoum.
The Sudanese Teachers Association has begun a nationwide strike today after failure by government to address teachers' repeated demands for higher salaries and improvement of teaching/learning environment.
Railroad workers in Atbara were also out in protest today, demanding their salaries for the month of February, and backpay from April 2021.
The Sudan Doctors Committee has released a report on casualties of the March 8 demonstrations across Sudan: 157 injured in Khartoum, including 44 in Medani.
Update on yesterday's recap regarding Ibrahim Malik Hospital general director Dr. Ali Shakir, who was suspended by #SudanCoup authorities after his refusal to implement fee hike on services: he has now been dismissed from his post. Several heads of departments of the hospital have resigned in protest.
