[1] The resistance committees ran a graffiti campaign in 2017 and distributed 20,000 pamphlets regarding issues including water access and government land seizures.
[2] Individuals interviewed by the Middle East Eye argue that the resistance committees were popular among young Sudanese, who felt unrepresented by formal political opposition groups.
[1] The Sudanese resistance committees signed[1] the January 2019 Declaration of Freedom and Change Charter (FFC),[3] which called for president Omar al-Bashir to be removed from power.
[4] During the protests, the resistance committees loosely coordinated with the Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA) via online social networking services, while retaining their autonomy.
[5] Earlier in June, the TMC attributed the resistance committees' blocking of roads as the responsibility of the FFC, and argued that the actions were "against the law and norms and [constituted] a full crime against the citizens of violating their freedoms and preventing them from practicing their normal life.
[10] In addition to the resistance committees, many volunteers have contributed actively to support citizens, with hundreds of young men and women using social media to coordinate transport to evacuate people, the sharing of food and to provide medicine to patients.