Sudanese call for million-strong march against military coup

Sudanese activists on social media have called for a million-strong march on Saturday in protest against this week’s military coup.

Unions have participated in calls on social media under hashtags including the Arabic "30 October Million", which have trended since the military seized power on Monday.

There is a total Internet and Calls blackout in the whole country, Help us spread the news.#SudanCoup #help_sudn #مليونية_30_اكتوبر #العصيان_المدني_الشامل#لا_للانقلاب_العسكري#لا_لحكم_العسكر #تسليم_السلطه_للمدنيين pic.twitter.com/XhHA70fTS0

— جوب (@mahgoub__) October 28, 2021

Kafouri neighborhood in khartoum north today’s evening in preparation for October the 30 revolutionary earthquake against General Alburhan and his military junta. #مليونية_30_اكتوبر #SudanCoup pic.twitter.com/nBB57OVPox

— Sudanese Translators for Change STC (@SudaneseTc) October 27, 2021

Protests have continued across the country as demonstrators rebuild barricades demolished by security forces.

Seven protesters have been confirmed killed since Monday by morgues in the capital Khartoum and its sister city Omdurman, a health official said.

More bodies have since been received, the official said, with wounds caused by "sharp tools".

General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, Sudan's de facto leader since the 2019 ouster of dictator Omar Al-Bashir, dissolved the fragile government meant to shepherd the country to full civilian rule on Monday.

The takeover sparked international condemnation.