Sudanese Communist Party calls for 'civil disobedience' to resist coup

The Sudanese Communist Party has called for international solidarity with protesters in Sudan resisting Monday's coup, and stressed the need for "civil disobedience".

Faris Idris, a Central Committee member based in Khartoum, said he "expected to be targeted at any time" by the authorities, following General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan's takeover of the country.

"[Though] I feel safe partially, it’s expected to be targeted at any time, especially if you are an activist," Idris told Middle East Eye. "There are great restrictions on movement; the coup authorities closed all the bridges across the capital. Until now, the Communist activists are not targeted, [but] everything is expected."

In a statement released on its Telegram page on Tuesday, the party called on the "forces of the revolution to go out to the street and break the state of emergency in order to protect the capabilities and gains of the revolution from the military coup".

"From our side we called for political public strikes as well as civil disobedience," explained Idris. "The protesters have blocked most of the streets."