Advocacy

Amal Habbani, Haiti anti-government protest, Rape in India, SRF delegation in France

Our weekly round-up of must-read stories you might have missed: Amal Habbani: press freedom fighter; Haiti anti-government protest turns violent; Why rape seems worse in India than everywhere else (but actually isn’t); Sudanese Rebels tell world to 'Wake Up' to war. - Amal Habbani:...

Ryan Boyette and NubaReports on Spreecast to discuss the situation in Sudan

Last week we posted about The Bombing Campaign and the video report by NubaReports showing how the Sudan government has been dropping bombs in South Kordofan. Now you can join Ryan Boyette and NubaReports on Spreecast to discuss the situation in Sudan today, Mon., Nov. 4 at 10 am EDT....

Breaking The Silence: Congo Week, October 20 – 26, 2013

We announced it in our latest Newsletter, Congo Week started yesterday. Breaking the Silence Congo Week  website explains the purpose of the event is to raise global consciousness about the situation in the Congo and advocate for peace, justice and human dignity in partnership with the...

The IMF and Khartoum: what Eric Reeves and Girifna say about it

Does the IMF think that bloody crackdowns on demonstrators in Sudan are irrelevant in assessing Khartoum’s economic performance? This is the question Eric Reeves asks in his post, referring to the October 12 press release from the IMF. Reeves explains: ‘[In a press release]...

Abyei Referendum: Sudan wants is oil, South Sudan wants its people, by Max Dana

The Abyei status referendum is a delayed referendum that was originally due to be held in 2011 in which the residents of Abyei can decide either to remain part of the Sudanese South Kordofan region or to become part of the Bahr el Ghazal region of South Sudan. This is what you can learn...

UN Secretary-General’s investigation, The Crisis in Abyei, Yemen: End child marriages

Our weekly round-up of must-read stories you might have missed: the report of the UN Secretary-General's investigation into the alleged use of chemical weapons in the Syrian Arab Republic; The Crisis in Abyei, four months after the assassination of Kuol Deng Kuol; Yemen: End child...

Support I am a Nuba and Sudan Sunrise for Nuba Day 2013!

I am a Nuba, the Nuba Youth in Diaspora living in the United States of America, and their partner Sudan Sunrise would like you to help Nubans from across the US gather in Des Moines, Iowa, USA on July 5-7 for Nuba Day 2013. They posted a video on Youtube and explain: Help Nubans from...

We are fasting for Darfur. Join us!

On February, we wrote: Support i-ACT and 100-day Fast for Darfur!: 2013 marks the 10th anniversary of the escalation of violence in Darfur. To honor the victims and stand with the survivors, we are tag-team fasting for 100 days, starting on April 6th and ending July 14, 2013. We said we...

Nafie Ali Nafie: Not Welcome in America

The US State Department has invited  a senior delegation of the National Congress Party (NCP), headed by Nafie Ali Nafie, the Sudanese presidential assistant and deputy chairman of the ruling National Congress Party (NCP), to visit the United States for ‘high level talks‘....

Sudan Emergency Action Summit 2013 and Darfur10

This week-end and for two days, we followed the Sudan Emergency Action Summit 2013 sponsored by Act for Sudan, at George Mason University, and we listened to speakers, watched the sessions and panels. About the Summit: ‘The Sudan Emergency Action Summit is organized by Act for...