A doctors’ committee linked to the Alliance of Freedom and Change, the group leading the protests in Sudan, says ninety protesters have been killed in protest-related violence since demonstrations against Omar al-Bashir broke out in December.
The committee’s figure is higher than the official figure given of 65 people killed in such violence since December.
The committee adds that the first deaths came on December 20, 2018, a day after demonstrations started in Atbara in response to a government decision to triple the price of bread.
A protester died on Sunday after succumbing to injuries suffered in clashes with soldiers and paramilitary forces in Nyala, the provincial capital of South Darfur state.
However, the head of Sudan’s military transitional council Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Burhan had said that force would not be used against the protesters.
The AU has previously called on all stakeholders to exercise maximum restraint and refrain from any act or declaration that could jeopardize efforts for a sustainable solution to the current crisis.
The military council had warned protesters against any further chaos as organizers called for mass rallies to continue pushing for power to be handed over to a civilian government.
The two sides are negotiating the formation of a new transitional government but are divided over the role of the military, which is dominated by al-Bashir appointees.
