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Sudanese security forces are deployed during a protest. AP
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Sudanese youths take to the streets as security forces use tear gas to disperse protesters in the capital Khartoum. AFP
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Sudanese youths confront security forces amid the tear gas. AFP
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Demonstrations are continuing against a military takeover that has sparked widespread international condemnation. AFP
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The coup threatens to halt Sudan's fitful transition to democracy, which began after the 2019 removal of long-time ruler Omar Al Bashir and his Islamist government in a popular uprising. AP
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Sudanese anti-coup protesters use bricks to barricade a street in the capital Khartoum. The military takeover came after weeks of mounting tensions between military and civilian leaders over the course and the pace of Sudan's transition to democracy. AFP
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Protesters barricade a street. AFP
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A civil disobedience campaign protesting against the military takeover has taken root in the vast Afro-Arab nation. AFP
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A doctors’ union said the death toll in clashes between protesters and security forces since the coup has risen to eight and the number of injured to 157. AFP
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A Sudanese protester holds the national flag next to burning tyres during a demonstration in Khartoum. EPA
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Sudanese protesters chant slogans next to burning tyres. EPA
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Protests continued after Sudan's military launched a takeover and arrested Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and other senior ministers and civilian members of the Transitional Sovereignty Council. EPA
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Demonstrators set up a barricade during a protest. AP
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Sudanese security forces are deployed during a protest. AP
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Sudanese youths take to the streets as security forces use tear gas to disperse protesters in the capital Khartoum. AFP
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Sudanese youths confront security forces amid the tear gas. AFP
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Demonstrations are continuing against a military takeover that has sparked widespread international condemnation. AFP
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The coup threatens to halt Sudan's fitful transition to democracy, which began after the 2019 removal of long-time ruler Omar Al Bashir and his Islamist government in a popular uprising. AP
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Sudanese anti-coup protesters use bricks to barricade a street in the capital Khartoum. The military takeover came after weeks of mounting tensions between military and civilian leaders over the course and the pace of Sudan's transition to democracy. AFP
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Protesters barricade a street. AFP
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A civil disobedience campaign protesting against the military takeover has taken root in the vast Afro-Arab nation. AFP
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A doctors’ union said the death toll in clashes between protesters and security forces since the coup has risen to eight and the number of injured to 157. AFP
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A Sudanese protester holds the national flag next to burning tyres during a demonstration in Khartoum. EPA
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Sudanese protesters chant slogans next to burning tyres. EPA
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Protests continued after Sudan's military launched a takeover and arrested Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and other senior ministers and civilian members of the Transitional Sovereignty Council. EPA
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Demonstrators set up a barricade during a protest. AP
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Sudanese security forces are deployed during a protest. AP