Sudan

Eric Reeves: Vast Carnage in Jebel Marra Fails to Spur the International Community

Vast carnage in Jebel Marra (Central Darfur) fails to spur the international community Eric Reeves, [Forthcoming in the Huffington Post] 16 February 2016   Feature Image: Recent photograph of civilians fleeing the violence in Jebel Marra (photography by Radio Dabanga correspondent)   On February 11, 2016 the New York Times published my brief and summary account of the current crises in Darfur, most particularly the extension of Khartoum’s

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Sudan Gum-Arabic Exports Up With New U.S. Rule and China Demand

Sudan Sees Gum-Arabic Exports Up on U.S. Rule, China Demand Bassem Abo Alabass Mohammed, Bloomberg Business 14 June 2015 (Updated on 15 June 2015)     Image:  A Sudanese worker fills bags with pieces of Arabic gum at a factory north of the capital Khartoum. Photographer: Khaled Desouki/AFP/Getty Images   Sudan plans to double exports of gum arabic, a key component of soft drinks and pharmaceuticals, after the U.S. ruled to allow its

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Don’t Forget Darfur

Don’t Forget Darfur Eric Reeves, The New York Times 11 February 2016   Northampton, Mass. — Darfur may have dropped out of international headlines, but that does not mean the region enjoys peace. Far from it. A renewed escalation of violence by the Sudanese government against non-Arab ethnic groups threatens to compound a humanitarian disaster that, according to United Nations estimates, over the past 13 years displaced more than 2.7 million

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Sudanese journalist arrested in Saudi Arabia, faces deportation to Sudan

Sudanese journalist arrested in Saudi Arabia, faces deportation to Sudan As of February 2, 2016, Waleed al-Hussein al-Dood remains in Saudi custody, at the urging of Khartoum's National Intelligence and Security Services Eric Reeves 02 February 2016   New York, September 3, 2015--A Sudanese journalist has been detained for more than a month without charge in Saudi Arabia, according to news reports. Waleed al-Hussein al-Dood could face deportation

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Raping Girls in Darfur: A Continuing Weapon of War

Raping Girls in Darfur: A Continuing Weapon of War Eric Reeves, Professor at Smith College, Huffington Post 21 January 2016     Despite an almost total lack of news coverage, genocide in Darfur is entering its fourteenth year. It is certainly the longest genocide in more than century, and shows no signs of having "decisively cooled," as a New York Times reporter suggested four years ago. On the contrary, since that time the genocide has dramatically

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Hundreds of Thousands of Civilians in Sudan Prepare to Plunge back into War

HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF CIVILIANS IN SUDAN PREPARE TO PLUNGE BACK INTO WAR Nuba Reports 5 December 2015 THE FIGHTING SEASON BEGINS ANEW FOR CIVILIANS IN THE NUBA MOUNTAINS AS THE TWO WARRING SIDES FAILED TO AGREE OVER A CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES TO ALLOW HUMANITARIAN AID INTO THE WAR-AFFECTED AREAS. Government and Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) troops have mobilized to fight in South Kordofan and Blue Nile States. During the

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No Chance to Celebrate Christmas in Sudan, Crackdown Continues

NO CHANCE TO CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS IN SUDAN, CRACKDOWN CONTINUES Nuba Reports 23 December 2015 FEW CHRISTIANS IN SUDAN WILL ENJOY CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR AS GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES CONTINUE TO CRACKDOWN ON CHURCHES AND PARISHIONERS ALIKE. Just a week before Christmas, security forces arrested Reverend Kowa Shamaal and Reverend Hassan Abdelraheem from the Sudan Church of Christ denomination at their homes in Khartoum North and Omdurman, respectively.  No

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Sudan: On the Move Again; 70,000 Refugees Compelled to Leave Camp

ON THE MOVE AGAIN; 70,000 REFUGEES COMPELLED TO LEAVE CAMP Nuba Reports 18 December 2015 ROUGHLY 70,000 REFUGEES HAVE RESETTLED IN SOUTH SUDAN’S YIDA CAMP JUST OVER THE SUDAN BORDER, AND THEY MAY SOON BE FORCED TO START THEIR LIVES OVER ONCE AGAIN. They have come to Yida to escape ongoing war in the Nuba Mountains between Sudan’s armed forces and a rebel group since it began in 2011. Fighting continues; Nuba Reports documented 2,000 bombs dropped

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Darfur: UNSC Tabit Letter

UNSC Tabit Letter   Link: UNSCTabitLetter 10.2015 General

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Meet DAWG’s Heroes of the Year: Emmanuel Ogebe

Meet DWAG's Heroes of the Year: Emmanuel Ogebe Darfur Women Action Group 16 December 2015 We are pleased to invite you to join us in recognizing our heroes. As part of our International Human Rights Day celebration, we are honored to recognize our outstanding women’s rights leaders. Copyright 2015 Darfur Women Action Group   EMMANUEL OGEBE Quite yet passionate and has a special ability to get his message across. A Nigerian born American lawyer

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