President George W. Bush bemoaned the UN for their efforts in the killings in Darfur.
The President said that the U.S. would continue to send aid and ensure that the people of Darfur receive help.
The government of Sudan has been accused of unleashing the Janaweed militia to kill and raid the ethnic African communities in the western Darfur region.
"I also made it clear that I am frustrated with the pace of activities; that the United Nations must expedite sending troops, peacekeepers, to provide security for the people — that's what they want, they want to be able to have a secure life — and that we'll help," Bush said. "The United States continues to stand at the ready to provide airlift. The pace of action out of the United Nations is too slow."
Laura Bush said that even after leaving the White House she would continue to work for human rights.
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Monday, December 15, 2008
Bottoms-up for Sudan
SABMiller will be installing a new lager in Juba , located in South Sudan in February.
The brewery expects to create lots of new job opportunities.
The Sharia Law banned alcohol in Sudan in the 1980's, in 2005 a peace deal was made that led to the south winning the right to have a semi-autonomous secular government.
“We will not only be consuming but producing alcohol. It’s a serious political message of one country, two systems,” the south’s agriculture minister Samson Kwaje told Reuters news agency.
The brewery will not just create beer they will also produce soft drinks and cereal for Southern Sudan.
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The brewery expects to create lots of new job opportunities.
The Sharia Law banned alcohol in Sudan in the 1980's, in 2005 a peace deal was made that led to the south winning the right to have a semi-autonomous secular government.
“We will not only be consuming but producing alcohol. It’s a serious political message of one country, two systems,” the south’s agriculture minister Samson Kwaje told Reuters news agency.
The brewery will not just create beer they will also produce soft drinks and cereal for Southern Sudan.
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008
US knocks Russian sale of MiGs to Sudan
Sudanese Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Mohammed Hussein has said that during a visit to Moscow, Sudan bought 12 MiG-29 fighter jets from Russia.
The United States criticized this sale that Russia made to Sudan.
Russia has been accused before by Amnesty International last year of violating a UN resolution by supplying Sudan with arms that were used in the war-torn region of Darfur.
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The United States criticized this sale that Russia made to Sudan.
Russia has been accused before by Amnesty International last year of violating a UN resolution by supplying Sudan with arms that were used in the war-torn region of Darfur.
"Sudan is a poor country and to go out and buy MiGs, obviously that's something we don't think is a positive step," US State Department deputy spokesman Robert Wood told reporters. "It's the last thing that country needs," Wood said.
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Sudan police detain 63 journalists
On Monday a total of 63 journalists were detained for several hours and forced to attend a court hearing for protesting against draconian censorship.
Over a 150 journalists met later and stated that they would down tools on Monday as 12 representatives of independent newspapers declared that they would not be publishing editions on Tuesday in protesting the arrests.
Journalists rallied outside out of the parliament building condemning the censorship which affronts the freedom of expression that is supposed to be preserved in Sudan's interim constitution following the end of a north-south civil war.
The United States condemned the arrests that happened and called for a end on the media censorship as part of the CPA, especially with the upcoming run-up to elections.
"The US government condemns today's detentions and continues to deplore infringements by the government of Sudan upon freedom of the press and expression," said the embassy in Khartoum.
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Over a 150 journalists met later and stated that they would down tools on Monday as 12 representatives of independent newspapers declared that they would not be publishing editions on Tuesday in protesting the arrests.
Journalists rallied outside out of the parliament building condemning the censorship which affronts the freedom of expression that is supposed to be preserved in Sudan's interim constitution following the end of a north-south civil war.
The United States condemned the arrests that happened and called for a end on the media censorship as part of the CPA, especially with the upcoming run-up to elections.
"The US government condemns today's detentions and continues to deplore infringements by the government of Sudan upon freedom of the press and expression," said the embassy in Khartoum.
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Monday, November 17, 2008
Photographs and Poems
Darfur is located in Western Sudan.
Shamal Darfur (North Darfur)
Gharb Darfur (West Darfur)
Janub Darfur (South Darfur)
And right now a genocide is taking place there.
A Child's Epitaph
by Michael R. Burch
Black Climate of Change
by Zyskandar Jaimot
gone into giant swirling whirlwinds of khamseens
gone into vicious sprawling outbursts of tribal revenge
mothers, babes all bundled together in refuge
mothers calling, praying to strange foreign deities for succor
their voices unheeded in all the world
their DNA gone – vanished amid waves of bloody sand
never replaced – never thought of – never considered
their DNA unimportant
their DNA inconsequential
their essence gone
Help stop the suffering by going to eyesondarfur.org
Shamal Darfur (North Darfur)
Gharb Darfur (West Darfur)
Janub Darfur (South Darfur)
And right now a genocide is taking place there.
Please follow me and watch that woman bent,
as willows bend, face hidden in her hand.
A picture of despair, to say the least.
That other one is hiding in her tent.
She was tortured and raped, here on the sand.
The Devil on Horseback did it. A beast.
For her it was a shame. For him -- a feast.
Now she’s ostracized. Custom of this land.
These orphaned children sit. They never play.
They seem to be so scared. They sit and they
just stare at nothing. They look so spent …
Their future? Who knows? Let’s hope -- not all gray
This boy is maimed. His sister’s womb is rent.
The men do battle. They kill. The children pay.
as willows bend, face hidden in her hand.
A picture of despair, to say the least.
That other one is hiding in her tent.
She was tortured and raped, here on the sand.
The Devil on Horseback did it. A beast.
For her it was a shame. For him -- a feast.
Now she’s ostracized. Custom of this land.
These orphaned children sit. They never play.
They seem to be so scared. They sit and they
just stare at nothing. They look so spent …
Their future? Who knows? Let’s hope -- not all gray
This boy is maimed. His sister’s womb is rent.
The men do battle. They kill. The children pay.
A Child's Epitaph
by Michael R. Burch
I lived as best I could, and then I died.
Be careful where you step: the grave is wide.
Black Climate of Change
by Zyskandar Jaimot
gone into giant swirling whirlwinds of khamseens
gone into vicious sprawling outbursts of tribal revenge
mothers, babes all bundled together in refuge
mothers calling, praying to strange foreign deities for succor
their voices unheeded in all the world
their DNA gone – vanished amid waves of bloody sand
never replaced – never thought of – never considered
their DNA unimportant
their DNA inconsequential
their essence gone
Help stop the suffering by going to eyesondarfur.org
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
What Can You Do?
Save Darfur is one of many organizations to help raise awareness, raise funds and campaign for Darfur. Their main goal is to get millions of regular people to join the movement.
Save Darfur helps the people of Darfur by reaching out to the media, public education, targeted coalition building and grassroots mobilization to pressure policymakers and other decision-makers in the United States and abroad to help the people of Darfur.
Save Darfur responded to the rebellion that happened in 2003, from the government onto the people of Darfur.
“People in Darfur are alive today who otherwise would not be,” he says, “because this growing constituency of conscience cried out. But still the suffering remains.”
Their main goal is to continue to help end the violence against civilians, facilitate adequate and unhindered humanitarian aid; establish conditions for the safe and voluntary return of displaced people to their homes; promote the long-term sustainable development of Darfur; and hold the perpetrators accountable.
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Other Ways To Help
Save Darfur helps the people of Darfur by reaching out to the media, public education, targeted coalition building and grassroots mobilization to pressure policymakers and other decision-makers in the United States and abroad to help the people of Darfur.
Save Darfur responded to the rebellion that happened in 2003, from the government onto the people of Darfur.
“People in Darfur are alive today who otherwise would not be,” he says, “because this growing constituency of conscience cried out. But still the suffering remains.”
Their main goal is to continue to help end the violence against civilians, facilitate adequate and unhindered humanitarian aid; establish conditions for the safe and voluntary return of displaced people to their homes; promote the long-term sustainable development of Darfur; and hold the perpetrators accountable.
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Save Darfur
Other Ways To Help
Darfur activists pitch tents to influence Washington
350 tents are set up in front of the United States Capitol building by activists trying to re energizer the U.S. Darfur movement and the president-elect.
The tents will be shipped to Darfur to be used as classrooms for kids and as symbols of hope for the people of Darfur.
Organizers envisioned that the painted tents would help to raise awareness and funds to address the conflict in Darfur.
The leaders of the movement expect the president-elect to prioritize the issue and hope that when handling the Sudan policy a figure of high stature will be placed.
“It will be critical that this individual has the ear of the president and the appropriate members of the National Security Council, and that he or she be in frequent communication with a principal member of the National Security Council as designated by the president,” said Save Darfur in a plan for the Obama administration issued on Tuesday.
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The tents will be shipped to Darfur to be used as classrooms for kids and as symbols of hope for the people of Darfur.
Organizers envisioned that the painted tents would help to raise awareness and funds to address the conflict in Darfur.
The leaders of the movement expect the president-elect to prioritize the issue and hope that when handling the Sudan policy a figure of high stature will be placed.
“It will be critical that this individual has the ear of the president and the appropriate members of the National Security Council, and that he or she be in frequent communication with a principal member of the National Security Council as designated by the president,” said Save Darfur in a plan for the Obama administration issued on Tuesday.
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Sudanese president calls ceasefire in Darfur
Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir called a unilateral ceasefire in Darfur today, but he Justice and Equality Movement dismissed the announcement. He was recommended to do this after his arrest in July.
Whatever the motivation, the ceasefire is a positive action as the government has been behind the aggressors in Darfur.
Analysts are cautious because of past ceasefire agreements that have failed.
"Both the Sudan People's Forum and the ceasefire are good and necessary moves, although we still need to see what happens on the ground. Bashir also needs to go further by ordering a complete review of the security management operation in Darfur."
Bashir will continue to get to decision postponed from the ICC and try and do anything to help make the decision favor on his side.
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Whatever the motivation, the ceasefire is a positive action as the government has been behind the aggressors in Darfur.
Analysts are cautious because of past ceasefire agreements that have failed.
"Both the Sudan People's Forum and the ceasefire are good and necessary moves, although we still need to see what happens on the ground. Bashir also needs to go further by ordering a complete review of the security management operation in Darfur."
Bashir will continue to get to decision postponed from the ICC and try and do anything to help make the decision favor on his side.
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Tracy McGrady's Darfur Documentary
The first viewing of Tracy McGrady's documentary on his 2007 trip to Darfur refugee camps in Chad, was a great success.
The film shows McGrady grow from naive and arrogant to educated and motivated after visiting refugees from the genocide in Darfur.
McGrady along with six others made the trip in August 2007 traveling and visiting the camps for six days filming what they encountered and the stories the refugees told.
“The most important thing is the message,” McGrady said. “That all we want from this film, to get the message out and get people to want to get involved.”
There are ongoing talks with groups like CAA to distribute the film to cable television and to film festivals. Along with the film, McGrady and Derek Fisher are trying to recruit other NBA players for the “Darfur Dream Team Sister School Program” to help raise money for the schools that McGrady wants to build in the refugee camps.
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The film shows McGrady grow from naive and arrogant to educated and motivated after visiting refugees from the genocide in Darfur.
McGrady along with six others made the trip in August 2007 traveling and visiting the camps for six days filming what they encountered and the stories the refugees told.
“The most important thing is the message,” McGrady said. “That all we want from this film, to get the message out and get people to want to get involved.”
There are ongoing talks with groups like CAA to distribute the film to cable television and to film festivals. Along with the film, McGrady and Derek Fisher are trying to recruit other NBA players for the “Darfur Dream Team Sister School Program” to help raise money for the schools that McGrady wants to build in the refugee camps.
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Thursday, October 30, 2008
Personal Accounts in Darfur
Zahara and seven other women were violently attacked and almost raped when trying to get animal fodder to sell in the market to help supplement the food aid.
She kicked the men, trying to defend herself, and so a gun was shoved at her kidney, her injury is still there from where the gun was shoved.
Before the attack Zahara had already fled from her village to start a new home, after her last village was attacked and her husband Ahmed was killed.
The African Union and Sudanese government police have organized firewood patrols outside the camps, to help protect vulnerable women like Zahara from these attacks.
“Women need to be able to gather firewood to feed their children and sell for them to survive,” explains Gladys Atinga, GBV Programme Officer for UNFPA in South Darfur. “We want to make sure that these women can earn their livelihoods in safety.”
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She kicked the men, trying to defend herself, and so a gun was shoved at her kidney, her injury is still there from where the gun was shoved.
Before the attack Zahara had already fled from her village to start a new home, after her last village was attacked and her husband Ahmed was killed.
The African Union and Sudanese government police have organized firewood patrols outside the camps, to help protect vulnerable women like Zahara from these attacks.
“Women need to be able to gather firewood to feed their children and sell for them to survive,” explains Gladys Atinga, GBV Programme Officer for UNFPA in South Darfur. “We want to make sure that these women can earn their livelihoods in safety.”
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Sunday, October 26, 2008
Other Countries Helping Out
Qatar is planning to host a reconciliation conference that could possibly help end the conflict in Sudan's western Darfur region.
They are continually trying to keep their high-profile mediation efforts, that has strongly helped in the past two-years.
Past efforts to bring the rebels in to talk with government, to help end the conflict have failed.
"We are working to prepare an appropriate ground for the conference to bring it to a success," al-Mahmoud told reporters, adding no date has been set.
Ahmed Bin Abdallah al-Mahmoud has a positive outlook on the future of the conference but feels that it will take lots of work to finally accomplish the end goal.
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They are continually trying to keep their high-profile mediation efforts, that has strongly helped in the past two-years.
Past efforts to bring the rebels in to talk with government, to help end the conflict have failed.
"We are working to prepare an appropriate ground for the conference to bring it to a success," al-Mahmoud told reporters, adding no date has been set.
Ahmed Bin Abdallah al-Mahmoud has a positive outlook on the future of the conference but feels that it will take lots of work to finally accomplish the end goal.
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Sunday, October 12, 2008
The Rebels are Fighting Back
Rebels accused Arab militias of attacking villages by killing civilians and torching homes, in the southern part of Sudan.
The fighting has raised western concern over the president and displaced thousands of civilians.
Conflict in Sudan rose in 2003 when ethnic minority rebels acted against the government of Sudan ans the state-backed militias.
"All of them were Janjaweed . The government gave them bullets and uniforms, and they came to the villages. Our forces fought with them yesterday," Abu Bakr Kadu, a Sudan Liberation Movement-Unity commander, told AFP by telephone.
The military is now securing roads throughout the Darfur region.
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Six gunmen killed, Sahara hostages in Chad-Sudan
Rebels ambush kills 15
Darfur rebels say repelled Sudanese army attack
The fighting has raised western concern over the president and displaced thousands of civilians.
Conflict in Sudan rose in 2003 when ethnic minority rebels acted against the government of Sudan ans the state-backed militias.
"All of them were Janjaweed . The government gave them bullets and uniforms, and they came to the villages. Our forces fought with them yesterday," Abu Bakr Kadu, a Sudan Liberation Movement-Unity commander, told AFP by telephone.
The military is now securing roads throughout the Darfur region.
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Six gunmen killed, Sahara hostages in Chad-Sudan
Rebels ambush kills 15
Darfur rebels say repelled Sudanese army attack
The President of Sudan
The President of Sudan, Omar Hassan al-Bashi, reported that all of the allegations reported against him were fabricated and it was going to be the peoples decision whether or not he was a real criminal.
Along with the thousands of people who have already died 2.5 million people were subjected to rape, hunger and fear in refugee camps.
The central goverment, including Omar Hassan al-Bashir, were accused of neglecting the entire region of Darfur.
Omar Hassan al-Bashir is waiting for the national election next year to let the Sudanese people decide if he will be re-elected or not.
The president issude a challenge saying "If I get less than 50 percent of the people's vote in Darfur then truly I don't deserve to lead the country."
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Sudanese president charged with genocide
Sudan lobbies to avoid Darfur genocide arrest
Sudan's President: Indictment Threatens Darfur Peace Talks
Along with the thousands of people who have already died 2.5 million people were subjected to rape, hunger and fear in refugee camps.
The central goverment, including Omar Hassan al-Bashir, were accused of neglecting the entire region of Darfur.
Omar Hassan al-Bashir is waiting for the national election next year to let the Sudanese people decide if he will be re-elected or not.
The president issude a challenge saying "If I get less than 50 percent of the people's vote in Darfur then truly I don't deserve to lead the country."
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Sudan lobbies to avoid Darfur genocide arrest
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Friday, September 26, 2008
Sudan President Set Date for Darfur Talks
General Ban Ki-moon went on a one week tour of Sudan trying to get the rebel groups to join the peace talks in Libya that have been set.
Already more than 200,000 people are dead and 2.5 million have been uprooted from their homes, and without a political solution more will continue to die and be left without homes.
There have been several meetings in the past to try and get the rebel groups to sit down and to help decided on a solution but they never come.
The U.N. hopes to quickly deploy the new AU-U.N. peacekeeping force in Sudan.
For its part, the Sudanese government pledged to "prepare for and participate constructively in renewed negotiations on Darfur" to be held under U.N. and African Union mediation, said Ban and al-Bashir's joint note.
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Sudan to lobby UN to avert president's prosecution
Sudan:Three Opportunities Exist for Peace in Darfur- Prendergast
Sudan's Leader Ready For Darfur Cease-Fire
Already more than 200,000 people are dead and 2.5 million have been uprooted from their homes, and without a political solution more will continue to die and be left without homes.
There have been several meetings in the past to try and get the rebel groups to sit down and to help decided on a solution but they never come.
The U.N. hopes to quickly deploy the new AU-U.N. peacekeeping force in Sudan.
For its part, the Sudanese government pledged to "prepare for and participate constructively in renewed negotiations on Darfur" to be held under U.N. and African Union mediation, said Ban and al-Bashir's joint note.
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Sudan to lobby UN to avert president's prosecution
Sudan:Three Opportunities Exist for Peace in Darfur- Prendergast
Sudan's Leader Ready For Darfur Cease-Fire
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