The Central Leadership Council of the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) in Sudan on Monday called for civil disobedience as the country has been gripped by an "explicit coup against power."

"We call on all Sudanese all over the world to turn to parliaments and ministries of foreign affairs in their countries, and to demonstrate and pressure not to recognize and reject it," the FFC said in a statement published on the Facebook page of Sudan's culture and information ministry.

The FFC said Burhan has put Sudan back to the phase of the Transitional Military Council by launching the coup.

It also called for the release of all detainees, and on the international community to reject the coup and refuse to recognize its authority.

"All members of the Transitional Military Council step down, and surrender power to the civilian government that the people fought and the martyrs presented for it," it continued. 

Sudan is currently in its 39th month of rule by a transitional government of military and civilian elements, which was established after the ousting of former President Omar al-Bashir in April 2019.

(With input from Xinhua)