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Satellite Sentinel Video Coverage Round-Up

Follow the links below for video coverage of the Satellite Sentinel Project, including interviews with board members George Clooney and John Prendergast.

 

-Clooney to ABC's 'This Week': 'Our job is to stop it before it starts' (Satellite Sentinel blog)

 

-Track 180 Spotlight: George Clooney (Track180)

 

-Putting Sudan on the Six O'Clock News (Satellite Sentinel blog)

 

You can likewise visit www.satsentinel.org for a full overview of the project, as well as daily updates.

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‘Good News for the New Year’: Round-up of Satellite Sentinel Project Coverage

The launch of the Satellite Sentinel Project captured the attention of national and international news media last week, and has been prominently featured in dozens of countries. Anticipation is running high about what will be revealed by the first satellite images to be released later this week along with expert analysis from UNOSAT and the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative. Less well publicized have been our plans to roll out significant additional resources -- such as crowd-sourced reports from eye witnesses on the ground, and a series of video dispatches from Tim Freccia which bring in local voices, adding necessary and revealing human context to the tantalizing, high-tech photography.

 

Follow the link for a round-up of initial Satellite Sentinel Project coverage, and visit www.satsentinel.org for a full overview of the project, as well as daily updates.

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NEWS

last updated june 16th, 2010

june 16th, 2010

Two Darfur rebel leaders to appear at Hague court

"Two Sudanese rebel leaders suspected of war crimes in Darfur will appear on Thursday at the International Criminal Court to face questions over the killing of 12 African Union peacekeepers in Darfur in 2007."

june 15th, 2010

20 killed as rival Sudanese tribes clash in Darfur

"At least 20 people were killed on Tuesday in fresh fighting between rival Sudanese tribes in the western region of Darfur, a tribal chief told AFP."

june 14th, 2010

UN council alarmed over spike in Darfur violence

"The U.N. Security Council expressed grave concern on Monday over a spike in violence in Sudan's western Darfur region, which a U.N. envoy said was seriously hindering protection and aid for civilians."

june 12th, 2010

Sudan must ease Darfur travel ban - EU aid chief

"Sudan must relax a near blanket ban on travel to remote parts of South Darfur to let aid groups reach areas hit by a resurgence of violence, the EU's commissioner for humanitarian aid said on Saturday."

june 10th, 2010

Update: Darfur Jem rebels free Sudan government soldiers

"Rebels in Sudan's troubled Darfur region have released 35 government troops held since clashes last week."

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