Gunmen kill Sudan MP in Darfur
AFP - Thu Dec 10, 4:22 pm ETGunmen in the western Sudanese region of Darfur shot and killed an MP from the ruling party on Thursday, a police official told AFP.
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Violence Grips South Sudan as Vote Nears on Independence
New York Times - 13 minutes agoMore than 2,000 people have been killed this year in southern Sudan in ethnically driven battles, with some Sudanese believing that northern Sudanese leaders are arming factions.
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Sudanese who deny Darfur crimes may be charged: ICC
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 4, 12:31 pm ETSudanese officials who deny and deceive the world about crimes committed in Sudan's western Darfur region might face criminal charges, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said on Friday.
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Darfur violence becoming a forgotten war
CNN - Thu Dec 10, 7:23 pm ETThe conflict in western Sudan generated global headlines and prompted a humanitarian response by governments, charities and Hollywood celebrities such as George Clooney, Mia Farrow and Don Cheadle.
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Jolie asks Obama to do more for Sudanese people
CNN - Fri Dec 11, 5:51 pm ETActress and humanitarian Angelina Jolie wants President Obama's administration to take greater steps towards establishing peace in Sudan.
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UN chief asks Sudanese leader's help to free two hostages from Darfur peacekeeping mission
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Mon Dec 7, 6:36 pm ETUNITED NATIONS - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is seeking help from Sudan's president to free two members of the joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur who have been held hostage for more than 100 days.
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Angelina Jolie Wants Obama Administration to Take More Action in Darfur
TV Guide - Fri Dec 11, 1:15 pm ETAngelina Jolie wants to see the Obama administration take greater steps in bringing peace to Darfur. "I believe President Obama and his special envoy Scott Gration will do their best to bring peace to the region," Jolie, a U.N. goodwill ambassador, wrote in her OpEd story for Newsweek on Thursday. "Their policy, though, raises a number of questions. How is the Obama administration's approach to ...
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Darfur crimes continue, Sudan not cooperating with ICC, official says
CNN - Sat Dec 5, 6:00 pm ETThe International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor reported Friday to the U.N. Security Council that violence continues in Darfur and that the Sudanese president and his government are not cooperating with investigators.
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Sudan rejects war crimes warrant for leader
CNN - Wed Dec 9, 3:50 pm ETSudan will never comply with a warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC) to hand over President Omar al-Bashir to face charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity, Sudan's ambassador to the United Nations told CNN's Christiane Amanpour on Tuesday.
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Beacon for Darfur refugees
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Fri Dec 11, 3:15 am ETMastora Bakhiet has spent the past two years building a non-profit organization. Now she's given it a home. The Darfur Women's Peace and Development Network will have an open house Sunday in its new office on South Calhoun Street.
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US envoy to return to Sudan amid rising tensions: Clinton
AFP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 10, 12:41 pm ETUS envoy Scott Gration will return to Sudan at the weekend in a bid to defuse rising tensions ahead of elections and a referendum for the south, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday.
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Sudan: Amnesty International Reports Sudanese Protesters Tortured After 200 Arrests in Protest Outside Parliament in ...
Amnesty International - Tue Dec 8, 4:07 am ETAmnesty International today strongly condemned a violent crackdown by Sudanese security forces on protestors gathered outside parliament in Khartoum and said it received reports that those arrested had been tortured while detained
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Refugee returns to Sudan to sign up voters
CNN - Thu Dec 10, 10:02 am ETDaniel Deng, like thousands of other children, walked hundreds of miles to escape Sudan's war zone, moving for months farther and farther from his home country.
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Angelina Jolie Argues for Action in Darfur
Newsweek - Thu Dec 10, 10:30 am ETOn Human Rights Day, a renewed argument for action in Darfur.
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Jolie turns journalist to help Darfur
Hollywood.com - Fri Dec 11, 9:16 am ETHollywood star Angelina Jolie has swapped acting for journalism to urge U.S. President Barack Obama to step up efforts to resolve the Darfur crisis.
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Sudan Attack Kills Two More Peacekeepers in Darfur, UN Says
Bloomberg - Sat Dec 5, 5:18 pm ETDec. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Two Rwandan peacekeepers were killed today by gunmen in Sudan’s western region of Darfur, bringing the number of peacekeepers killed since yesterday to five, the United Nations and African Union peacekeeping mission said.
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