Sudan Protesters Reject Foreign Intervention, Handing 'Declaration of Freedom' to Several Embassies

Protesters in Sudan are still in the streets after a four-month uprising resulted in ousting the long-ruling strongman, Omar Bashir. Yet, Sudan is still in turmoil between the demands of protesters and the military council who are attempting to take over the power.

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On Tuesday, Sudanese protesters, led by the Declaration of Freedom of Change, an alliance of activists and opposition groups, marched to different embassies of foreign countries in Khartoum, Sudan; including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, UK, EU, France, Italy, China, and South Sudan.

Protesters printed several copies of the “Declaration of Freedom of Change” in different languages and handed them to the embassies.

The declaration, according to activists, aimed at clearing a few points from the powers leading protests in Sudan now. They mentioned the goals of their uprising and its importance in forming the modern history of Sudan.

Yet, the Saudi Embassy has reportedly been the only embassy that rejected the declaration.

Translation: “The message that was delivered to the embassies of Qatar, South Sudan, Britain, the European Union, France, Italy, and China in Khartoum. It is a copy of the declaration of freedom and change in different languages.”

This comes in a time when Sudanese protesters led by opposition groups and activists have been trying to make it clear for countries like Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Russia to stop meditating in the post-revolution government formation, particularly after their governments expressed support to the military who are trying to avoid handing power to a civilian rule.

Last week, Saudi Arabia and UAE governments agreed to send Sudan around $3 billion in aid and in support of what they claimed “Sudanese people demands” and the current military rule.

Protesters went to streets then to protest the intervention amid fears to have a similar fate to what Egypt and Libya had faced after their uprisings in 2011.

Since Omar Bashir was ousted and Sudanese protesters have been aware of the dangerous future they might face if they allowed the military or the old-regime-related figures to maintain power. This is despite the fact that the former Defence Minister, Awad Mohamed Ahmed Ibn Auf, promised that the military will gain control over the country for a two-year transitional period, until presidential elections are held.

Yet, Sudanese have seen suggestions of a scenario similar to the one that took place in Egypt when current President Abdel Fattah Sisi who was then a defense minister overthrew Mohammed Morsi, the first president elected after Egypt’s 2011 Revolution, who has since ruled the country with an iron fist.