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Genocide in Darfur

Hundreds of thousands are dead in a land where "never again" rings hollow

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  • September 2007

    • Israel Welcomes 500 Darfur Refugees

      newser  |  BBC  |  Sep 24, 07 3:56 AM CDT

      Israel Welcomes 500 Darfur Refugees

      Israel has agreed to allow 498 refugees who fled Darfur through Egypt to remain in the country, although their legal status remains undecided. Africans from other parts of the continent and new arrivals from Darfur, however, will be expelled. Egypt has agreed to accept refugees who are returned after trying to cross to Israel over the Egyptian border. More »

    • Sudan's Leader Meets Pope, Vows to Honor Ceasefire

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Sep 14, 07 3:24 PM CDT

      Sudan's Leader Meets Pope, Vows to Honor Ceasefire

      Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir, in a rare and controversial visit to Italy, promised today to observe a ceasefire in Darfur during October peace talks. Pope Benedict used a meeting with Bashir to stress the importance of human rights, while Italy’s PM voiced “strong concerns” over the four-year genocidal crisis. Bashir urged Europe to encourage Sudanese rebels to attend the talks. More »

    • Israel Agrees to Accept Darfuris

      newser  |  Christian Science Monitor  |  Sep 6, 07 6:03 PM CDT

      Israel Agrees to Accept Darfuris

      Israel has softened its stance on the Sudanese refugees who have been seeking the right to stay in the country, saying yesterday it will grant citizenship to 300 to 500 Darfuris whose fate has generated widespread concern. Said the Jewish state’s interior minister, “Israel, with its history, must offer assistance.” Refugee advocates applauded the decision, the Christian Science Monitor reports, but not the terms. More »

  • August 2007

    • Israel Rejects Refugees from Darfur Region

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Aug 19, 07 4:37 PM CDT

      Israel Rejects Refugees from Darfur Region

      Israel has turned back 48 Africans to Egypt and says it will no longer accept Darfur refugees who illegally enter the country, the AP reports. Some of the 50 migrants a day who have already snuck into the country will be allowed to stay, Israel says, but all others will be returned to Africa even if they face poverty or death. Critics are prompting questions over the Jewish state’s moral obligation toward targets of genocide. More »

    • African Union Rejects Asian Troops for Darfur

      newser  |  BBC  |  Aug 13, 07 3:47 AM CDT

      African Union Rejects Asian Troops for Darfur

      Asian troops promised by the United Nations for a joint peacekeeping force in Darfur won't be needed, the leaders of the African Union said yesterday; African countries  will supply all 26,000 peacekeepers, the BBC reports. But critics doubt that enough trained African soldiers are available for an effective force, and that they will be sufficiently independent of the Sudanese government to stop the violence.  More »

  • July 2007

    • UN OKs 26K Troops for Darfur

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Jul 31, 07 6:21 PM CDT

      UN OKs 26K Troops for Darfur

      The Security Council voted today to send as many as 26,000 soldiers and police to Sudan, Reuters reports. But the combined UN-African Union peacekeeping troops will have permission to use force only to defend civilians and humanitarian workers, a watering-down of proposals that would have allowed troops to seize weapons and would have included the threat of sanctions. More »

    • Darfur Lake Is Dried Up, Draining Hope

      newser  |  BBC  |  Jul 20, 07 4:41 PM CDT

      Darfur Lake Is Dried Up, Draining Hope

      Hopes for an enormous underground lake discovered recently in Darfur might supply enough water to end starvation and violence in the area were dimmed by a second opinion from  a French geologist. The area receives too little rain and has the wrong type of rocks for water storage, said a specialist in mineral and water exploration: the lake probably dried up thousands of years ago. More »

    • Darfur Hopes Lie in Hidden Lake

      newser  |  BBC  |  Jul 18, 07 3:34 PM CDT

      Darfur Hopes Lie in Hidden Lake

      A giant lake discovered beneath Darfur could lead to resolution of the conflict in the region, where genocide has claimed the lives of more than 200,000 Darfuris and 2 million people have been left homeless since 2003, the BBC reports. Radar revealed the ancient body of water, comparable in size to Lake Erie, which could supply 1,000 wells, researchers say. More »

  • June 2007

    • Sudan OKs Darfur Peace Talks

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Jun 18, 07 9:51 AM CDT

      Sudan OKs Darfur Peace Talks

      Months of negotiations over the crisis in Darfur have culminated in agreements by the Sudanese government to participate in peace talks and to admit a joint UN-African union peacekeeping force to the region. Security Council reps visited Khartoum yesterday and nailed down details that addressed the government's concerns, Reuters reports—namely, that the peacekeepers will be under African control. More »

    • CIA Uses Spies From Sudan to Infiltrate Iraq

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 11, 07 12:32 PM CDT

      CIA Uses Spies From Sudan to Infiltrate Iraq

      The CIA is secretly working with the Sudanese government to send spies into Iraq, even as the US condemns the regime's role in the Darfur genocide, the LA Times reports. Sudan's position as a gateway for Islamic militants heading for Iraq and Pakistan makes it ideal for sending spies into Iraq. And Sudanese agents can penetrate where Americans cannot. More »

  • May 2007

    • Bush Tightens Sudan Sanctions

      newser  |  BBC  |  May 29, 07 10:11 AM CDT

      Bush Tightens Sudan Sanctions

      President Bush ordered new, tougher sanctions against Sudan today, ratcheting up pressure on Khartoum to end violence in the Darfur region. In an effort to keep the government from exploiting US resources to carry out genocide, the measures beef up enforcement and increase the number of companies and individuals barred from trading with the US or using American financial markets. More »

    • Amnesty Faults Sudan for Arming Darfur

      newser  |  BBC  |  May 8, 07 8:00 AM CDT

      Amnesty Faults Sudan for Arming Darfur

      Amnesty International accuses Sudan of violating the UN arms embargo with the help of  Security Council members Russia and China. The human rights group claims the Khartoum government is using planes disguised as all-white UN aircraft to move military equipment into the embattled region where 200,000 people have already died. More »

    • Buffett Holdings Tie Gates To Darfur Crisis

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  May 4, 07 1:57 PM CDT

      Buffett Holdings Tie Gates To Darfur Crisis

      A Berkshire Hathaway investment in a Sudanese oil company is posing thorny problems for the Gates Foundation, the Los Angeles Times reports. Warren Buffet's investment outfit is the largest independent shareholder in PetroChina, whose parent company the U.N. and U.S. say funds Sudan's janjaweed militia—a stark contrast to the foundation's mission. More »

  • April 2007

    • Sudan OKs U.N. Peacekeepers

      newser  |  International Herald Tribune  |  Apr 17, 07 1:26 PM CDT

      Sudan OKs U.N. Peacekeepers

      Sudan agreed to allow 3,000 U.N. peacekeepers into its devastated Darfur region yesterday, but American and British officials were quick to say that it's not enough to stem genocide. They're calling for a force of 17,000 to 20,000, as agreed to in a peace accord signed in November. More »

    • Google Earth Digitizes Genocide

      newser  |  Wired  |  Apr 13, 07 2:12 PM CDT

      Google Earth Digitizes Genocide

      Google Earth has teamed up with the Holocaust Museum to bring the realities of genocide to your MacBook. "Crisis in Darfur" employs Google Earth wizardry to help users visualize the scope of the atrocities currently unfolding in Sudan. Viewers can see over 1,600 damaged and destroyed villages up close. More »

    • Hollywood Shapes China's Darfur Policy

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Apr 13, 07 9:08 AM CDT

      Hollywood Shapes China's Darfur Policy

      China is finally joining the international outcry over genocide in Darfur—and it’s down to Hollywood clout, not Washington’s. Long one of Sudan’s closest protectors, China is suddenly calling on the government to accept UN peacekeepers. The reason, reports the Times : Mia Farrow and Steven Spielberg are leading a charge to tie the Beijing Olympics to the country's policies on Sudan. More »

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njaweed. (AP Photo/Alfred de Montesquiou)   (Associated Press)
Sudanese Darfur survivor Ibrahim holds human skulls at the site of a mass grave on the outskirts of the West Darfur town of Mukjar, Sudan, April 23, 2007. The human bones and skulls are hard to hide in...   (Associated Press)
A Sudanese Darfur woman holds her one-week old daughter Ezdehar at her house in the West Darfur town of Mukjar, Sudan, April 22, 2007. Mukjar offers a sobering look at the results of a government victory   (Associated Press)
Chadian children play in the Shalaya refugee camp south of the Darfur town of Al-Geneina, Sudan, in this April 25, 2007 file picture. The G-8 summit begins Wednesday, June 6, 2007 in Heiligendamm, where...   (Associated Press)
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Death Toll in Darfur: An Estimate
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More than 200,000 people have died in Sudan's Darfur conflict, according to a new scientific study. US researchers writing in the peer-reviewed journal Science say that their figures are the most compelling and persuasive estimate to date. An accurate count is hugely difficult in practice but hugely...

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Briefing Paper: The Genocide in Darfur
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Darfur, an area about the size of Texas, lies in western Sudan and borders Libya, Chad and the Central African Republic. The current crisis began in 2003. After decades of neglect, drought, oppression and small-scale conflicts in Darfur, two rebel groups mounted a challenge to Sudan%u2019s president,...

» Read more about Briefing Paper: The Genocide in Darfur at SaveDarfur

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