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Darfur Sinking Into Chaos
of Warring Rebel Groups

Rebel factions endanger massive relief effort

Jun 20, 08 10:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - The civil war in Darfur has degenerated into a tangled mess of militias and warlords battling each other, a development that threatens efforts to bring relief to the 2.5 million people affected by the fighting. Dozens of rebel groups are at war with each other, not just the government,... More »

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Africa • Darfur • Sudan • rebels • humanitarian organizations • emergency aid

opinion

Albright: Burmese Paying
for Bush's Failed Policies

US blunder has weakened the case for global intervention

Jun 11, 08 7:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Myanmar junta’s shameful cyclone response illustrates some global truths we must face, writes Madeleine Albright in the New York Times. Among them: President Bush's ill-advised attack of Iraq has made it all the more difficult for the international community to intervene in the world's trouble spots. Instead, the... More »

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Darfur • Sudan • Myanmar • Burma • Madeleine Albright • Iraq war • George W. Bush

 Amnesty Again Demands
 Gitmo Closure 

'World leaders are in a state of denial' on human-rights abuses, group charges

May 28, 08 11:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US has “distinguished itself in recent years through defiance of international law,”  says human-rights advocate Amnesty International in its annual reports, released today. The group called for the closure of Guantanamo Bay and other secret detention centers , the New York Times reports, and the prosecution of... More »

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Darfur • human rights • Amnesty International • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Guantanamo Bay • Chechnya • human rights violations • human rights activists

Opinion

US Must Seize Chance to Make Impact on Darfur

Farrow: Use term atop UN Security Council
to cement support

May 15, 08 11:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US will take over as president of the UN Security Council next month, and, in the Wall Street Journal, Mia Farrow and Nancy Soderberg say that ending the Darfur genocide should be a key goal during its term. Sudan is denying entry to all non-African UN peacekeepers, the... More »

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Darfur • Sudan • peacekeeping mission • Crisis in Darfur • Mia Farrow • peacekeeper • UN Security Council • Nancy Soderberg

Vuitton Refuses to Be Accessory to Genocide

Luxury firm sues over fundraising T-shirt 

May 13, 08 4:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Danish designer hoped her T-shirt featuring a starving child tricked out with Paris Hilton's favorite accessories—a Louis Vuitton handbag and her tiny dog Tinkerbell—would highlight the media's distorted priorities and raise money to fight genocide in Darfur. The French luxury brand, however, was not amused, and has... More »

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Darfur • Louis Vuitton • Sudan • design • T shirts • handbag

Sudan Cuts Ties With Chad
After Surprise Rebel Attack

Assault was crushed, says Sudan prez

May 11, 08 6:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sudan today severed ties with Chad, charging that the nation aided hundreds of Darfur rebels who launched a surprise assault on the Khartoum suburb of Omdurman late yesterday. Khartoum and Omdurman were heavily guarded and under curfew after the assault hundreds of miles from rebel bases in the west. Sudanese... More »

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Darfur • Chad • Sudan • Crisis in Darfur • Khartoum • Sudanese

Sudanese Rebels Fight for Control of Capital

Sudan says claims victory in rare Khartoum battle

May 10, 08 2:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Darfur rebels battled Sudanese soldiers today in a rare bid for control of Sudan's capital, Reuters reports. The military later claimed victory and said just a few militants had reached Khartoum. "Thank God this attempt has been completely defeated," a government spokesman said. More »

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Africa • Darfur • genocide • Sudan • Crisis in Darfur • Sudanese Liberation Army • Janjaweed • Justice and Equality Movement • rebel fighters

Mia Farrow Quizzed at
Hong Kong Airport

Activist granted entry ahead of tomorrow's Olympic relay

May 1, 08 5:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Activist actress Mia Farrow was allowed into Hong Kong today after authorities questioned her and told her not to disrupt tomorrow's Olympic torch relay, AP reports. Farrow is an outspoken critic of China's policy on Darfur and plans a speech tomorrow night on the issue. Several activists have been barred... More »

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China • Darfur • Hong Kong • Mia Farrow • Olympic torch • torch relay

Facebook Used to Search for Darfur Criminals

Men indicted on 51 counts in genocide remain at large

Apr 25, 08 5:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - A humanitarian group is using Facebook to search for two war criminals involved with genocide in Darfur, the BBC reports. The War Crimes Watch List issued an open call on the social network for sightings of Ahmed Haroun and Ali Muhammad Ali Abd al-Rahman, who face 51 counts of crimes... More »

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Darfur • war crimes • Facebook • Crisis in Darfur • political activism • online activism • War Crimes Watch List

Olympic Protesters Zero In on Sponsors

Tibet, Darfur activists lobby corporations,
with some success

Apr 23, 08 8:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - As the Beijing Olympics approach, advocates for a free Tibet and peace in Darfur are trying to hit the Games where it hurts: in the wallet. A coalition of groups has been petitioning the corporations that are sponsoring this year's Olympics to press China on their behalf. The strategy seems... More »

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China • Darfur • Coca Cola • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Tibet • George Clooney • Omega • corporate sponsorship • torch relay

 300,000 Dead in Darfur: UN 

Security Council told that situation is worsening

Apr 23, 08 6:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - The UN's humanitarian chief has painted a grim picture of the situation in Darfur, estimating that disease, war, and famine have claimed 300,000 lives in the region since conflict broke out in 2003—100,000 of them since 2006. People are continuing to die as efforts to solve the... More »

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United Nations • Darfur • genocide • Sudan • humanitarian crisis • UN Security Council

 Cindy McCain's 
 Soft Talk Masks 
 Deep Resolve  

GOP candidate's wife is quiet on trail, crusader off it

Apr 15, 08 2:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cindy McCain is reserved on the campaign trail—a marked contrast to the sometimes-pugilistic style of husband John—but outside the public eye she has been a “one-woman philanthropic operation,” reports the Chicago Tribune in a profile. The would-be first lady has brought medical relief missions to Rwanda... More »

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John McCain • Darfur • painkiller • land mines • stroke • Cindy McCain • Iraq war

 Google Tracking Refugees 

UN info on displaced peoples now available through Earth mapping feature

Apr 8, 08 5:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - A new feature allows Google Earth users to take a tour of the world’s refugee hotspots, with images of camps supplemented by information from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, the AP reports. The search titan has greatly improved the available resolution in its satellite photos of refugee areas—... More »

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United Nations • Google • Darfur • Chad • Google Earth • refugee camp • Crisis in Darfur • refugee • UN High Commissioner for Refugees • humanitarian aid

 Clinton to Bush: Skip Olympics 

Candidate cites Darfur and Tibet as reasons not to go

Apr 7, 08 7:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton urged President Bush today to skip the Beijing Olympics over China's role in the Darfur genocide and violence in Tibet, Politico reports. She joined ranks with Nancy Pelosi in calling for Bush to protest Beijing's human rights record "absent major changes by the Chinese government," Clinton... More »

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China • Nancy Pelosi • Hillary Clinton • Darfur • human rights • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Tibet • human rights abuse • George W. Bush • Olympic boycotts

For Olympians, Conscience Battles Wallet

Protesting could get athletes thrown out
of Games

Apr 1, 08 2:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Beijing Olympics will be rife with protesters, but athletes may be reluctant to be among them, reports the New York Times. Olympic rules forbid protests or propaganda at Olympic sites, and sponsors are sure to frown on such activity. Even Team Darfur, a protest group with many Olympian... More »

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Darfur • 2008 Beijing Olympics • athlete • Olympic protests • Team Darfur

Chad Pardons, Frees
French 'Orphan' Kidnappers 

Chad's president pardons aid workers

Apr 1, 08 11:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - The six men imprisoned for kidnapping 103 Chadian children have been pardoned and freed from a French prison, reports the BBC. Convicted in Chad and sentenced to hard labor, the members of charity group Zoe's Ark had been transferred to a facility in France, and received a pardon from Chadian... More »

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Darfur • Chad • France • kidnapping • pardon • Idriss Deby • aid workers • Zoe's Ark

OPINION

West Must Boycott Olympic Venues 'Stained With Blood'

Oppressed Chinese, Tibetans demand no less, French philosopher says

Mar 27, 08 6:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - The West must take a stand against China's human-rights abuses by boycotting the Summer Olympics, French philosopher Bernard-Henry Levy insists in the New Republic. Otherwise, athletes will compete in “stadiums stained with blood.” China was supposed to cease its worst behavior, but it’s done the opposite: A... More »

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China • Darfur • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Tibet • Burma • human rights abuse • boycott • Bernard-Henri Levy • Olympic boycotts

Tibet Protests Could Snuff Olympic Torch's UK Visit

April 6 stop in London will test police readiness, set tone for rest of tour

Mar 21, 08 2:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Olympic torch will pass through London on April 6, meeting major protests over China's human-rights abuses in Tibet and other causes. The visit will test how disruptive political forces could be on the Summer Games—and how well British security forces are preparing for the 2012 London Olympics, the... More »

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Darfur • London • human rights • 2012 London Olympics • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Tibet • Burma • Olympic torch • political demonstrations • activists

Clooney Wound Up Over Omega Role in Olympics

Presses Olympic sponsor over Darfur

Mar 12, 08 3:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Actor George Clooney is pressuring watchmaker Omega, a key sponsor of  the Beijing Olympics, to speak out against China's involvement in Darfur. Clooney, a spokesman for the legendary Swiss company, is the latest Hollywood figure to use the upcoming Olympics as leverage against China, the strongest ally of Sudan, which... More »

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China • Darfur • Steven Spielberg • Sudan • 2008 Beijing Olympics • George Clooney • Omega • Joey Cheek • Tegla Loroupe

Illegal Poaching Funds Militant Groups

US lawmakers to probe $10B wildlife trade in hearings this week

Mar 2, 08 6:35 PM CST
(Newser) - Shipments of African contraband such as ivory, tiger parts, and rhino horn are funding militant groups and perhaps terrorists, Newsweek reports. After the theft of $1.3 million in ivory in Chad last year and a reported rise in contraband smuggling, US lawmakers have become interested: A House hearing on... More »

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endangered species • Darfur • ivory • poaching • militia • elephant • Janjaweed • Bengal tigers • terrorist groups • rhinoceros

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