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Khartoum is the capital of Sudan. File photoCAIRO, June 3. A demonstrator died in Khartoum, Sudan, as security forces cracked down on protests, the country's Central Committee of Doctors said. A protester died as a result of multiple gunshot wounds, the committee informed in a statement on Twitter. According to doctors, 99 demonstrators have already died since the protests began in October 2021.The Committee of Doctors of Sudan reported the death of a protester in KhartoumProtests in Sudan take place weekly, demonstrators oppose the power of the military. At the end of May, the leader of the Transitional Sovereign Council of Sudan, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, lifted the state of emergency in all regions of the country, introduced last fall. According to the lawyers' committee, the authorities also released more than 30 protest leaders, and about 89 more activists and leaders of the protest movement remain in custody in various prisons in the country. On October 25, 2021, the Sudanese military detained Sudanese Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok and several other members of the government. The head of the Transitional Sovereign Council of Sudan, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, announced in a televised address to the nation the introduction of a state of emergency and the dissolution of the country's authorities. Hamdok was later placed under house arrest. In late November, the Sudanese military and the ousted prime minister agreed on a political declaration providing for his return to office and the formation of a government of technocrats. One of the points of the declaration was the release of all political prisoners in the country. On January 2, 2022, against the backdrop of the ongoing crisis in the country, Hamdok announced that he was resigning and called for dialogue between the political parties for the transition to a civil and democratic state. The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Volker Perthes, then announced the launch of consultations between the political parties in Sudan. The opposition declared its rejection of the UN initiative, as it contributes to reconciliation with the «criminals».