"We are not scared, we will not stop" shouted protesters in Khartoum as they returned from the funeral of a demonstrator who died during clashes with riot police in the eastern district of Burri on Thursday, witnesses said.
Video footage showed the dead protester covered in a green shroud being carried to a cemetery, after which mourners marched through the area, witnesses said.
Men and women, many wearing masks and shouting slogans against the government, walked through Burri as thick smoke billowed from burning tyres and rubbish.
Protestors clapped, whistled and flashed the victory sign, while some carried Sudanese flags.
Witnesses said a group of mourners had attacked a police vehicle before the funeral procession.
"The police had to leave the vehicle and flee," a witness said, adding that some protesters climbed and stomped on the vehicle as others cheered.
In a separate demonstration, Muslim worshippers who had gathered for Friday prayers chanted "Freedom, peace, justice" in a mosque in Omdurman, the twin city of Khartoum, witnesses said.
"After the prayers they streamed out of the mosque chanting slogans against the government," a witness told AFP.
Later on Friday, protesters took to the streets again in three areas -- two in northern Khartoum's Bahari district and one in Omdurman, witnesses said, adding that riot police quickly confronted them.
Meanwhile, Rights group Amnesty International called on Sudan Friday to halt a crackdown on anti-government protests after a doctor and child were among three shot dead in fresh demonstrations.
"Sudan's security forces must stop their ongoing deadly onslaught on protesters and medical personnel," the London-based group said in a statement.
Amnesty has reported repeated raids on medical facilities by the security forces, saying they have fired teargas and live bullets inside hospitals as well as arresting and beating doctors.
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