This archive report was first published on 1 July 2019.
On July 1, 2019, Sudan witnessed a turning point in its ongoing protests as mass demonstrations against the ruling generals turned deadly.
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Khartoum and Omdurman, demanding civilian rule, in the first mass rally since a deadly crackdown on a protest camp nearly a month ago.
According to an AFP correspondent, three blood-stained bodies were found on the ground in Omdurman, an area where protests were held.
The identities of the victims were not immediately clear, but the discovery sparked outrage among the crowd, who chanted 'Just Fall, Just Fall,' a catchcry of the protest movement that has rocked Sudan since demonstrations first erupted against ousted ruler Omar al-Bashir in December.
The mass protest on June 30 was the first such rally since the June 3 crackdown on a protest camp outside the military headquarters in Khartoum left dozens dead and hundreds wounded.
The raid on the protest sit-in came days after the collapse of talks between protest leaders and generals about installing civilian rule.
