The struggle of the Sudanese people to overthrow the coup and build a state based on the rule of law and institutions continues. This goal can only be achieved by the military relinquishing power and submitting the military institution to the authority of the people, represented by civilian leaders who come and go through free and fair elections, the only true means to express the will of the people.

In this perilous journey that began with the 2019 revolution, the Sudanese people have offered their lives as sacrifices for democracy and freedom, with over fifty martyrs in the most recent wave of protests.

The Arab Council expresses its deep sorrow for all these martyrs who gave their lives to overthrow the coup, so that the living may enjoy freedom, dignity, and justice. It also expresses pride and admiration for the steadfastness and heroic struggle of our people in Sudan, who continue to resist the coup and the military-police oppression machinery that has been deployed in vain to force them back into blind submission to corrupt and incapable rulers.

The Arab Council stands firmly with the demands of the democratic forces for a fully civilian government and the return of the army to its barracks, fulfilling its primary role of protecting the borders. The Council also laments the lack of support the defenseless Sudanese people receive in the face of blind violence, a result of the catastrophic conditions many of our nations are facing, which often distract them from realizing the deep connection between these various struggles. These struggles are the result of the counter-revolutionary forces working to punish our people for demanding freedom, and their insistence that they never reach the status of citizens, but remain forever as subjects.

Therefore, the Arab Council calls on all democratic forces worldwide, particularly in the Arab world, to stand with the Sudanese people in their shared struggle against tyranny, as it is part of our own battle. The sacrifices made by our brothers and sisters in Sudan to tame a military machine that now behaves like an internal occupying force, similar to what is happening in Syria and Egypt, serves as a model for all our people in their struggle for a state of law and institutions where the military institution is subject to democratic authority.

We salute our Sudanese brothers and sisters with admiration, love, and gratitude.

On behalf of the Arab Council
Dr. Moncef Marzouki, President