Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2009
| Subscribe to Newser's RSS feeds RSS | Follow Newser on Twitter Twitter

Genocide in Darfur

Started by S Goldstein; Last updated by K Schwartz

Notify editors
Genocide in Darfur

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

Stories

Stories 81 - 84 of 84

<< Prev 1 2 3 4 5
  • May 2007

    • Buffett Holdings Tie Gates To Darfur Crisis

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

      Buffett Holdings Tie Gates To Darfur Crisis

      (Newser) - 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

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

      Sudan OKs U.N. Peacekeepers

      (Newser) - 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

      Wired  |  Apr 13, 07 2:12 PM CDT

      Google Earth Digitizes Genocide

      (Newser) - 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

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

      Hollywood Shapes China's Darfur Policy

      (Newser) - 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 »

Stories 81 - 84 of 84

<< Prev 1 2 3 4 5
njaweed. (AP Photo/Alfred de Montesquiou)
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 this corner of Darfur
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
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 German Chancellor Angela Merkel will lead discussions with leaders of Britain, France, Japan, Italy, Russia, Canada...
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)
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow

Related Threads

Africa  •  China  •  China's Darfur Policy  •  2008 Summer Olympics  •  Gorgeous George  •  Crime  •  Always Angelina  •  Bush 43  •  Celebs Behaving  •  Ga Ga for Google


Background

Death Toll in Darfur: An Estimate
BBC

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...

» Read more about Death Toll in Darfur: An Estimate at BBC

Briefing Paper: The Genocide in Darfur
SaveDarfur

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