Sudan’s Two-Day National Strike Deems Successful

According to the Alliance of Freedom and Change, the two-day national strike has been successful with the participation of at least 90% of the offices, banks, shops, schools, clinics, hospitals and even Khartoum International Airport. 

Protesters in Sudan went on a national strike on Tuesday, 28 May and Wednesday, 29 May 2019 as a form of civil disobedience to pressure the Transitional Military Council (TMC) to continue negotiations and hand over power to a civilian government. 

Makkah Eye Complex comes out #اضراب28مايو pic.twitter.com/F38XzStsbw

— أزهار (@azhaarSholgami) May 28, 2019

EBS Staff supported by the general manager Mr. Omerabi#اضراب٢٨مايو #السودان_التصعيد_الثوري #اعتصام_القيادة_العامة pic.twitter.com/94hmqlZ78n

— العَلّاوي صابر #مليونية6ابريل🔥✌🇸🇩🇸🇩 (@3llawy_Q94) May 28, 2019

#Sudan 🇸🇩: the main loading docks in #PortSudan completely empty today, as part of the national strike.#اضراب28مايو pic.twitter.com/EwKCuVGINF

— Thomas van Linge (@ThomasVLinge) May 28, 2019

Civil servants at the Labour Ministry on Strike in response to calls by SPA and Allies to put pressure on the Military council to hand over power to civilians.#اضراب29مايو#مدن_السودان_تنتفض #SudanUprising pic.twitter.com/2SJfm7Jduf

— Samir R. Osman 🇸🇩 #HandsOffSudan (@samir_r_osman) May 29, 2019

Photo: Employees of the Thermal Power Station in Khartoum North on Strike in response to calls by SPA and Allies to put pressure on the Military council to hand over power to civilians.
“Civilian” written on floor using hard-hats.#اضراب29مايو#مدن_السودان_تنتفض #SudanUprising pic.twitter.com/EWt92M5nNz

— Samir R. Osman 🇸🇩 #HandsOffSudan (@samir_r_osman) May 29, 2019

اليوم الثاني للاضراب أعلى وتيرة ..
يتقدم الركب بنك السودان .. د/محمد عصمت يحي – مدير العمليات المركزية – قال : (إذا المجلس العسكري ما عاد الى رشده .. نحن برانا بنسقطو بالانابه عن الشعب السوداني)#اضراب29مايو pic.twitter.com/D0pPlyUFAX

— Hisham Ali (@wd_gliba) May 29, 2019

The strike left hundreds of airline passengers stranded and flights delayed at the airport on Tuesday and Wednesday with participation of Sudanese pilots and crew as well as the airport’s staff. All local flights were suspended; however, a few international flights were still operating.

#Sudan is entering a massive general strike to demand the transition to a civilian government and it has already began with aviation staff strike not allowing air travel in/out KRT airport. Couldnt be more proud #اضراب28مايو #SudanUprising https://t.co/qr3SULCCh5

— بنت نوبية (@NU_B_YA) May 28, 2019

#Sudan 🇸🇩: the check-in counters at #Khartoum airport are completely empty as the two-day national stirke kicks across all over the country.#اضراب28مايو pic.twitter.com/Qntlc7jdOi

— Thomas van Linge (@ThomasVLinge) May 28, 2019

Although the national strike is deemed successful, there were many protesters who were threatened for joining the general strike. In some offices and offices, employees who went on strike were told they would be fired. In the Electrical Distribution Company, strikers were seen being beaten and detained by Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

Live Broadcast from the Electrical Distribution Company Office where RSF forces reportedly assaulted and arrested a number of engineers and technicians who were on strike.https://t.co/pFprI07XB0#اضراب28مايو#مدن_السودان_تنتفض #SudanUprising

— Samir R. Osman 🇸🇩 #HandsOffSudan (@samir_r_osman) May 28, 2019

During the two-day strike, a pregnant woman was killed on Wednesday outside the military headquarters after a firefight broke out between RSF and the military when RSF attempted to disperse the months long mass sit-in. According to the Sudan Doctors Committee (SDC), the woman, a street vendor, who was selling tea and coffee at the mass sit-in, was killed by ‘stray bullets’.

الشهيدة ميادة جون يوسف
السكن الخرطوم
تاريخ الاستشهاد 29/5/2019
سبب الوفاة اصيبت بطلقة في الرأس اثناء مشاجرة بين قوات الدعم السريع واحد المواطنين في شارع النيل#يسقط_المجلس_العسكري pic.twitter.com/46QkD7Iaq8

— آش (@__Ashlye) May 29, 2019

Protesters are threatening more strikes if TMC does not return to negotiating table.