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last update: january 11th, 2011

Senator Kerry: 'Abyei is not being forgotten'

The successful launch of South Sudan’s referendum is cause for celebration, but a lot of work remains, emphasized Senator John Kerry, and board members George Clooney and John Prendergast at a press conference in Juba on the first day of polling.

 

Follow the link for further coverage of the press conference, and visit www.satsentinel.org for a full overview of the Satellite Sentinel Project, as well as daily updates.

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CNN’s Fareed Zakaria Talks with Board Member George Clooney about Satellite Sentinel Project

On Sunday, as Sudanese voters participated in the first day of a week-long referendum on self-determination, CNN’s "Fareed Zakaria GPS" aired an interview with board members George Clooney and John Prendergast.

 

The pair of human rights activists told CNN (and as many as 280 million CNN-I viewers around the world) about the use of satellite imagery to detect and deter human rights crimes in Darfur and southern Sudan by denying deniability and promoting greater accountability.

 

Follow the link for a recap of the interview, and visit www.satsentinel.org for a full overview of the Satellite Sentinel Project, as well as daily updates.

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last updated september 9th, 2009

september 9th, 2009

Zimbabwe Sanctions 'Should End'

"Southern African leaders have ended a regional summit by calling on the international community to lift all sanctions on Zimbabwe."

september 9th, 2009

Wash. Post Op-Ed: "An 'Election' Burma's People Don't Need"

U Win Tin, a founding member of Burma's leading Democratic opposition party, the National League for Democracy, has written an op-ed in the Washington Post addressing the upcoming 2010 elections in Burma.

 

Follow the jump for the full text of the article.

september 8th, 2009

Burma Pro-Democracy Party Wants Offices Reopened

"The pro-democracy party of detained Burma opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi called on the ruling junta Tuesday to allow it to reopen its branch offices, which would be crucial for taking part in next year's planned national elections."

september 8th, 2009

Southern African Grouping Proposes Extraordinary Summit on Zimbabwe

"Leaders of the SouthernAfrican Development Community assembled for a summit Monday in the Democratic Republic of Congo decided not to examine progress by Zimbabwe's national unity government and discuss issues that continue to trouble power-sharing in Harare, but will hold an extraordinary summit in a few weeks focused exclusively on Zimbabwe."

september 8th, 2009

Member of Zimbabwe PM's Party Murdered for Song: Party

"A member of Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's party has been beaten to death by soldiers for playing a song praising the premier, his Movement for Democratic Change said Tuesday."

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