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Sudan’s military rulers step up crackdown, arrest activists

FILE - A man flashes the victory sign during a protest to denounce the October 2021 military coup, in Khartoum, Sudan, Jan. 9, 2022. Since the coup, security forces launched a deadly crackdown on protesters. Many activists were taken from their homes or snatched from the streets, according to documents he provided to The Associated Press. Around 80 people, mostly young men, were killed and over 2,200 others were wounded in the protests since the coup, according to a Sundanese medical group. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali, File) FILE - Women chant slogans protesting violence against women and demanding the release of all detainees before the U.N. rights office in Khartoum, Sudan, Feb. 2, 2022. Since the military coup in October, security forces launched a deadly crackdown on protesters. Authorities have also employed sexual violence against women taking part in the demonstrations. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali, File) Amira Osman sits at her home after being released from detention, in Khartoum, Sudan, Wednesday, February 9, 2022. Osman is one of scores of pro-democracy activists and protesters who have been detained without charge since a military coup in October deposed the transitional government, in what many fear is a return to the tactics of autocrat former President Omar al-Bashir. (Marwan Ali/AP)