Three activists arrested as pressure mounts on military in Sudan

People burn tyres during a protest a day after the military seized power in Khartoum, Sudan (Marwan Ali/AP)

Sudanese security forces detained three prominent pro-democracy figures overnight, their relatives and other activists said on Wednesday, as internal and international pressure mounted on the country’s military following its coup.

The arrests came as protests denouncing Monday’s takeover continued in the capital of Khartoum and elsewhere, and many businesses shut in response to calls for strikes.