One Million Protesters to Join Anti-Government Street Protests on 6 April

As part of the ongoing anti-government protests in Sudan, the Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA) have called for a mass protest on Saturday, 6 April, which is dubbed (مليونية 6 ابريل (#مليونية6ابريل, which loosely translates to ‘A Million on 6 April’.

بيان من تجمع النجارين السودانيين

بسم الله والوطن

الزملاء الأعزاء النجّارين
الزميلات والزملاء الحرفيين بكل فئاتكم ومهنكم

⁧#موكب6ابريل⁩
⁧#مدن_السودان_تنتفض

— تجمع المهنيين السودانيين (@AssociationSd) 1 April 2019

الامداد الكهربائي وانهيار كامل لجميع الخدمات وأنهُ ليس بيننا وهذا النظام غير الخروج للشوارع والتحضير للإضراب السياسي والعصيان المدني الشامل.

يهيب بكم تجمعكم
تجمع النجارين السودانيين بولاية الخرطوم بالمشاركة الفاعلة في مواكب السبت6أبريل2019 التي دعا لها تجمع المهنيين السودانيين

— تجمع المهنيين السودانيين (@AssociationSd) 1 April 2019

At least a million protesters are expected to march to the headquarters of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in Khartoum on 6 April.

The march marks 34 years since former Sudanese President Gaafar Nimeiry was ousted in 6 April 1985. In 1985, Nimeiry authorised the execution of Islamic reformist Mahmoud Mohamed Taha after he had been declared an apostate by Sudanese courts. On 6 April 1985, while Nimeiry was on an official visit to the USA in hopes of gaining more financial aid from Washington, his defense minister General Abdel Rahman Swar Al-Dahab led a bloodless military coup that ousted Nimeiry from power. At the subsequent elections, political and religious figure Sadig Al-Mahdi became Prime Minister (1966 to 1967 and again from 1986 to 1989).

Prior to SPA’s call for a mass demonstration on 6 April, social media users have already called for a mass demonstration on 6 April since late March 2019.

شباب في حملة تعبئة شغاله لي مليونية 6 ابريل الناس تشد حيلها بس
لايك = مسج مليونية 6 ابريل DM#مليونية6ابريل

— شبلي/ مليونية6أبريل (@3omarshibly) 25 March 2019

بوستر حفل يوم السادس من ابريل
حفل المليونيه#مليونية6ابريل
رتويت وخلي الماسمع يسمع وعايزين نكون كتااار .. عشان الحفله بتحلى باللمه pic.twitter.com/tU3IjdVQQM

— ‏حنظلــۃ | الانصرافي (@mr_hanzala) 29 March 2019

كل يوم ريتويت للتذكير
اليوم الموعود #مليونية6ابريل#تسقط_بس pic.twitter.com/U2mMwNBVng

— Motaz Alseddeq (@ezzooo93) 29 March 2019

As protesters in Sudan await what is expected to be the biggest anti-government protest in Sudan to date, the Sudanese diaspora are organising their own protests in their country of residence in cities such as London, Paris, Dublin, Belfast, Rome, Vienna, Warsaw, Copenhagen, Helsinki and more.

15 cities will participate in #SudanProtests on Saturday, April 6th.

Increased momentum of #SudanUprising #Sudan_Revolts #مدن_السودان_تنتفض #تسقط_بس pic.twitter.com/1DAdk5kUQD

— Israa Nour (@HeartofAfrikaa) 28 March 2019

Prior to the much-anticipated mass demonstration, protesters have begun spray painting street walls and marching on the streets to remind others and spread awareness of the 6 April protest.

Seen at bait al mal#موكب6ابريل pic.twitter.com/OQcKvKillz

— دينا (@DeenaMahmoud99) 1 April 2019

ابو ادم تظاهرات صباحية واعلان لموكب6 ابريل #موكب2ابريل#موكب6ابريل pic.twitter.com/g9q9tHtRcE

— Omer Alniel® (@OmerAlniel) 2 April 2019

مليونية 6 ابريل
عشان سودان جميل ومعافى يساع الجميع #موكب6ابريل#تسقط_بس pic.twitter.com/cxWk4EeN0L

— sheikh (@Mohammed6566928) 1 April 2019

Protests have been taking place in Sudan on almost a daily basis in a smaller scale with hundreds to thousands marching on the streets in neighbourhoods across Sudan. Since the protests began on 19 December, at least 50 people have been killed, hundreds injured and more than a 1,000 arrested. 

The protests were triggered by a hike in prices of basic commodities such as bread and fuel shortages, thousands of protesters have taken to streets across Sudan, calling for the downfall of Al Bashir and his regime. Government forces have responded to protests with live ammunition, rubber bullets and tear gas.

Al Bashir delivered a televised broadcast speech at the Presidential Palace on Friday, 22 February 2019, declaring a nationwide year-long state of emergency. Countering protests calling for his removal from office, Al Bashir also announced that he dissolved the cabinet, and as well as federal and state governments throughout the country. He also announced postponing constitutional amendments that would allow him to run for another term in a presidential election in 2020.