Sudan Prepares for Another ‘Millions March’ Against Military Coup

After a military coup, led by General Abdel Fattah Al Burhan, took place on 25 October 2021, millions of protesters took to the streets on a ‘Millions March’ on 30 October to condemn the coup. According to news reports, approximately 4 million protesters have join the ‘Millions March’ in Sudan and in other cities around the world.

A reminder why #Nov13March is happening (feel free to copy-paste this for your audiences):

AN END TO MILITARY RULE!
A (true) complete civilian government
Release of all detainees – including **Prime Minister Hamdok** who is still under house arrest!#SudanCoup #مليونية13نوفمبر

— Munchkin (@BSonblast) November 8, 2021

As the coup is still ongoing with continued disrupted internet and telecommunication services, preventing civilians from calling, texting, or generally gaining internet access, another Millions March is set to take place on Saturday, 13 November.

⚠️ Update: Internet remains disrupted in #Sudan two weeks after a military coup targeted the transitional civilian government.

The assault on communications leaves the public without a voice at a critical time, presenting a direct threat to democracy.

📰 https://t.co/uVVZKchH5S pic.twitter.com/y1xETftVKr

— NetBlocks (@netblocks) November 8, 2021

While the Sudanese people continue a general strike and street barricades to protest the #SudanCoup, they are planning massive, nationwide demonstrations and civil disobedience on November 13. The people will prevail. They will remember their allies. #Nov13March#مليونية13نوفمبر pic.twitter.com/vqHLhyGebJ

— Jon Hutson (@JonHutson) November 8, 2021

The coup comprised the detention of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and several other civilian members of the transitional Sovereign Council. Al Burhan then declared a state of emergency, and announced the dissolution of several items on the temporary de facto Constitution of Sudan or Draft Constitutional Declaration, which dissolves the ruling transitional Sovereign Council amongst other things. In addition, he announced a new council will be formed by November 2021, and democratic elections will take place in 2023.

Smaller protests have been taking place across Sudan since the coup on 25 October, which have left at least 14 people dead and 300 injured, according to the independent Central Committee of Sudan’s Doctors, as police forces fired tear gas and live ammunition to disperse protests.

In addition to the protests, the Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA), an umbrella of unions which were instrumental in the 2018-2019 protests which ousted the longtime autocrat Bashir in April 2019, called for a civil disobedience movement, which was 100% successful, according to SPA, following the days of the Millions March and is currently ongoing to a lesser degree. In addition, protesters have been piling up bricks and large slabs to block streets in Khartoum and neighbouring cities.

Before the Millions March takes place on 13 November, SPA has released a schedule of daily events, which includes smaller protests and the continuation of building brick barricades on the streets.

شعب واعي وجيل معلم
أمة صاحية وفاهمة دورها

المجد والسلام لجماهير الشعب السوداني وهي تقاوم وترفض الانقلاب العسكري

إيماناً منا برؤية شعبنا صانعُ المجد والمعجزات للسير بثبات وعزيمة في اتجاه الدولة المدنية الكاملة بكل وسائل مقاومتنا الرافضة للانقلاب العسكري ونضالاتنا السلمية، pic.twitter.com/EWyfxdSzPE

— تجمع المهنيين السودانيين (@AssociationSd) November 8, 2021