President Omar Al Bashir

Sudan Violence Amounts To War Crimes: Rights Groups

GlobalPost | Trevor Snapp | Posted 09.27.2011

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NUBA MOUNTAINS, Sudan -- Hospital wards here are overflowing with civilians who have suffered attacks at the hands of the Sudan army. The scenes ar...

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George Clooney's Satellite Project Shows Troops Near Sudan Border

GlobalPost | Andrew Meldrum | Posted 05.25.2011

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BOSTON -- The Sudan army has deployed troops, light armor and artillery along the volatile Abyei border area between North and South Sudan, according ...

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Obama Administration Forms Sudan Policy: 'Not Ruling Out' Meeting with Alleged War Criminal Omar Al-Bashir

Zeeshan Aleem | Posted 05.25.2011

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Scott Gration, President Barack Obama's special envoy to Sudan, spoke with calm optimism Friday about the role of the United States in the fate of the largest state in Africa.

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Sudan: A Moral Failure in the Making for the United States

Susan Morgan | Posted 05.25.2011

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This weekend, the US Special Envoy to Sudan said that elections slated to begin there will be "as free and fair as possible." His choice of words was astonishing for its moral equivocation.

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Sudan President Omar Al-Bashir Denies Darfur Crimes

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir has given an exclusive BBC interview that marks his first international television appearance since the ICC indicted...

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Beyond Band-Aids for Darfur?

Monika Kalra Varma | Posted 05.25.2011

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The U.S. has an opportunity to lead the international community beyond the band-aid solutions of the past to work to avert disaster, but the window is closing.

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Bashir Visits Libya, Again Defying ICC Warrant

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sudan President Omar Hassan al-Bashir defied an international arrest warrant by travelling to Libya on Thursday to hold talks with leader Muammar Gadd...

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Al-Qaeda Leader To Sudan: Start Guerilla War Against The West

Al Jazeera English | Posted 05.25.2011

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An audio statement purportedly by al-Qaeda's deputy leader has called on the Sudanese to lead a guerrilla war against Western states in response to th...

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Al-Bashir To Visit Egypt Next, Despite Warrant

AP | HADEEL AL-SHALCHI | Posted 05.25.2011

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CAIRO — The Sudanese president plans to travel to Egypt on Wednesday, in his second venture abroad since the international arrest warrant agains...

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Al-Bashir Visits Eritrea, Defies ICC Warrant

AP | MOHAMED OSMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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KHARTOUM — Sudan's president traveled to Eritrea Monday, choosing one of Africa's most politically isolated nations for his first trip abroad si...

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Obama's Move on Darfur/Sudan

Raj Purohit | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bringing systemic change to Sudan will take focused, long term diplomacy but the crisis in Darfur and threat to refugees needs a rapid response from the President Obama.

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Al-Bashir Indictment: Why Africans Are Divided Over The Decision

Obakeng Mfaladi | Posted 05.25.2011

The ICC is not seen as a free and fair court in Africa and decisions like the indictment of Omar Al-Bashir, as right as they are, tend to be seen as biased toward the continent. They will do more harm than good if not handled more diplomatically.

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Bashir Rejects ICC Arrest Warrant: What Happens Next?

The Huffington Post | Catherine Lyons | Posted 05.25.2011

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On March 4, the International Criminal Court issued a warrant for the arrest of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, accusing him of committing war crim...

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Good News for Darfur

Lloyd Axworthy | Posted 05.25.2011

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The International Security Council must now resist the temptation to interfere with court proceedings as it grapples with the situation in Darfur.

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Sudan's President Charged With Genocide In Darfur

AP | MIKE CORDER | Posted 05.25.2011

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THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The prosecutor for the International Criminal Court sought an arrest warrant Monday for Sudan's president on charges of...

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