Sudan | Repression of demonstrations has killed at least 108 people since Monday

The leaders of the protest movement in Sudan on Wednesday rejected the offer of dialogue of generals in power in a country plunged in instability after the crackdown on protesters who has killed at least 108 since Monday according to a committee of doctors.

In the face of fears of a worsening of the situation, the UN has decided to send its staff away, while the United Kingdom has recalled the "non-essential" employees of its embassy in Khartoum and advised the British not to go to Khartoum. country. Amnesty International has called on the African Union and the UN to "take immediate steps to hold those responsible for this violence accountable".

Condemning the crackdown, the United States called on the military in power to "renounce violence" and reaffirmed their desire for a transition led by a civilian government to hold elections at an "appropriate date".

Forces from former Janjaweed militia

During the day, gunfire was heard on the streets of the capital Khartoum, where paramilitary forces, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), were deployed as well as in other cities of the country beset by unprecedented protest. since December that led to the dismissal of President Omar al-Bashir on April 11.

Considered to be from former Janjawid militias accused of atrocities during the Darfur conflict in western Sudan, these forces are accused by the leaders of the protest of being the main perpetrators of the brutal dispersal of the rallies, mainly the sit- in front of the army headquarters on Monday, described as a "massacre".

A final report from the central committee of doctors reported at least 108 civilians killed and more than 500 wounded in three days, the vast majority in the dispersion of the sit-in. Of the dead, 40 were found in the waters of the Nile, said this source without giving any other details.

Rejection of the offer of dialogue of the Transitional Military Council

Due to the insecurity, the capital looked like a ghost town on this day of celebration of the Muslim Fitr festival, marking the end of Ramadan: shops with the iron curtain down, traffic very limited, only a few people have ventured in the street. The mobile internet is no longer accessible since Monday, while social networks play a major role in the protest movement.

Fearing open conflict, the leaders of the protest, who have been demanding since the fall of Omar al-Bashir the transfer of power to civilians, rejected the offer of dialogue of the Transitional Military Council that succeeded the deposed president and is accused of ordering repression.

"The Sudanese people are not open to negotiations, nor to this military council that kills people,".