“Sudanese security forces have detained dozens of protesters and fired tear gas at several anti-coup rallies, as demostrators in several cities joined a call for two days of civil disobedience and a strike campaign against last month’s military takeover,” reports Al Jazeera. “Hundreds of anti-coup protesters rallied on Sunday in the capital Khartoum, as well as in its twin city of Omdurman, Wad Madni to the south, and the northern city of Atbara,” reports Al Jazeera.

“The Sudanese military, led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, seized power on October 25 – dissolving the transitional administration and arresting dozens of government officials and politicians. The international community has since accelerated mediation efforts to find a way out of the crisis, which threatens to further destabilise the already restive Horn of Africa region.”

“Pro-democracy protests have taken place since the October 25 coup but have been met by a deadly crackdown. At least 14 demonstrators have been killed and about 300 wounded, according to the independent Central Committee of Sudan’s Doctors. A teachers’ union said on Sunday security forces used tear gas at the education ministry building for Khartoum State to break up a sit-in staged to oppose any handover to military appointees. Some 87 people were arrested, it said.”

The protests in Sudan are regarded by some as a far more civil and less violent example of what would have happened in the United States if Trump’s January 6th coup attempt had been successful.