Sudan Professionals Association Calls for Mass Procession on Thursday

Artwork by Graphix (@Graphix97)

In the third month of the Sudan uprising, Sudan Professionals Association (SPA) has called for a mass procession, named “موكب الرحيل” or the ‘Procession of the Departing’, on Thursday 21 February 2019, starting at 1 pm from Al-Souq Al-Arabi, heading towards the Republican Palace, still calling for the step down of President Omar Al Bashir and his regime.

SPA has called on peaceful protests starting from 19 February, which marked exactly two months since the protests began. Dubbed as the Sudan uprising, the protests began on 19 December 2018 due to a hike in prices of basic commodities such as bread and fuel shortages. Since then, 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. At least 50 people have been killed, hundreds injured and more than a 1,000 arrested.

الخميس الجاي #موكب21فبراير يوم مهم، بتوقع من اي جسم مطلبي او حزب او مجموعة فئوية او دفعة وقعت اعلان الحرية و التغيير او أيدت الثورة او @AssociationSd تطلع بيان من حسي يدعو للموكب و من حسي تشتغل على الوصول لي افرادها و حشدهم للموكب.
نرفع موود الشغلانة دي زاتو ✌🏾#تسقط_بس

— Muzan Alneel (@MuzanAlneel) February 17, 2019

بكره نسمع قالو حرّه
ونبقى أجمل شعب ثار

موكب الرحيل : الخميس الساعه 1ظهرا
من السوق العربي الى القصر الجمهوري #موكب21فبراير#مدن_السودان_تنتفض pic.twitter.com/iEsqBLlU3k

— Salma |سلمى🦋 (@salma99993) February 18, 2019

#موكب21فبراير pic.twitter.com/JK5ULvP05q

— Graphix.🎨 (@Graphix97) February 19, 2019

Small protests have been reported in different areas in Sudan since 19 February but a bigger protest is expected on 21 February, where thousands are expected to take to the streets in Khartoum and other cities across Sudan.

According to SPA @AssociationSd:

Rallies planned today [ 19th of February 2019 ] will begin at 05:00 p.m Sudan timing.

Today’s protests will be focused in the localities. #SudanUprising#موكب19فبراير#مواكب_محليات_مسائية pic.twitter.com/ZqOOgqjPX6

— Scintilla 🌸 (@errfnern) February 19, 2019

💢 طلاب مدارس جبال النوبة اليوم الثلاثاء 2019/2/19#موكب19فبراير pic.twitter.com/2O7YKJLuuZ

— 💢 ‎ترامـــازول (@Omer__smith) February 19, 2019

لايف مسجل قبل حوالي ربع ساعة من بحري شمبات #موكب19فبراير،الرابط:https://t.co/HZxXHOppnV pic.twitter.com/pUILlSBFsU

— Mustafa ⁦ (@MustafaFarah_) February 19, 2019

SPA has called on the participation of doctors, lawyers, teachers, schools, universities, hospitals and other entities. On 20 February, SPA has called on schools, teachers and students not to participate in the ongoing Sudan’s school certificate examinations, and to support teachers who have stood with protesters against police forces and the regime. SPA’s call pays tribute to all those who were killed or arrested in the peaceful protests, most of which who were school and university students as young as 16 years of age.

Protesters have begun giving out posters about the procession of Thursday 21 February.

صباح الثورة #موكب21فبراير #تسقط_بس️ pic.twitter.com/5DxLDqYQn1

— compiler (@omarelshiekhh) February 20, 2019