Sudanese demonstrator succumbs to injury in Port Sudan

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Saturday, the Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors announced the death of a person who succumbed to his injury in popular demonstrations in the city of Port Sudan, east of the country.

The committee said in a statement that the deceased "was hit by a tear gas canister in the neck, which led to the fracture of the second cervical vertebra, and he stayed in intensive care until he passed away today, Saturday."

Furthermore, the committee noted that "the total number of people killed after the October 25, 2021 coup has reached 122."

The October 25, 2021, coup led by General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, saw the military take over the state two years after Sudan witnessed a military coup in April 2019, sparked by mass protests amid a profound economic crisis and a steep decrease in living conditions. However, last year's coup curtailed the transition to civilian rule launched after the preceding coup.

Ethnic clashes between the Hausa people and other groups go back to July since the Hausa community had filed a request for the establishment of a "civil authority", which worried rival groups over the Hausa group gaining access to land.

Up until early October, the death toll was recorded at 149 and the number of wounded at 124, and an estimated 65,000 have been displaced, according to the UN.

Al-Burhan issued a nationwide decree on November 28 freezing the activity of trade unions, professionals' unions, and the Sudanese Businessmen General Union, the state-run SUNA news agency reported. As per the decree, he decided to establish a commission to form governing bodies for trade union committees and professional federations.

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