What happened on June 30, when the opposition to the Sudanese military regime called for a historic demonstration? The junta pledged to let the people “exercise their right to peaceful assembly”. From 8 a.m., however, the government cut off the Internet connection.
The world collected and authenticated the images available after the restoration of the Internet network. In total, they make it possible to document the death of at least eight demonstrators during the day, most of them by bullets. Across the country, many other activists were wounded by bullets, or arrested and detained by the hundreds.
On the same day, the images show law enforcement officers armed with AK-47 type automatic assault rifles. Among the units involved were officers from the central police reserve (CRP). Various observers, including non-governmental organizations, accuse these agents of “serious violations of human rights”. These accusations prompted the United States to place, in March, the CRP on its list of organizations subject to financial sanctions. At the end of June, alongside the Khartoum police, the riot police, as well as the army, she took part in the violent repression of the demonstrators, who were mainly peaceful.