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last update: november 1st, 2010

Board Members George Clooney and John Prendergast Joint Op-Ed: "We can prevent the next Darfur"

If you had had the opportunity three months ahead of time to prevent Darfur's genocide, what would you have done?

 

The world faces such an opportunity today. On Jan. 9, just 84 days from now, the people of southern Sudan and of the disputed region of Abyei -- which straddles northern and southern Sudan -- will vote in referendums on self-determination. If held freely and fairly, these votes will result in an independent, oil-rich Southern Sudan. If not, the catastrophic war between the north and the south that ended in 2005, after 2.5 million deaths, could resume.

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Board Members George Clooney and John Prendergast Call for Action on Southern Sudan: "If You Could Prevent Another Darfur, What Would You Do?"

If you had 90 days to prevent another Darfur, what would you do?

 

On January 9th, Southern Sudan will vote for its independence. The country is currently led by an indicted war criminal, Omar al-Bashir. Both north and south are preparing for war, leaving civilians at grave risk of major human rights violations.

 

Follow the link to find out how to send a message to President Obama asking him to act now.

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last updated march 18th, 2011

march 18th, 2011

PBS Newshour Profiles DigitalGlobe and Satellite Sentinel Project

In a segment on PBS NewsHour on March 17, Tom Bearden reported on the Satellite Sentinel Project’s use of imagery from space to track and document the deliberate razing of villages in the Abyei region of Sudan.

 

Follow the link to view the video.

january 20th, 2011

Security Talks Bring Abyei Back from the Brink of War

KADUGLI, Sudan – Following politics in Sudan can be as surreal as an M. C. Escher illustration. Just when you think you have a good grounding in the issues, the floor becomes the ceiling and your whole perception takes a 180-degree jolt.

january 11th, 2011

'Right Here in Abyei': Video Dispatch from Board Member John Prendergast

ABYEI, Sudan – This tense region wedged between North and South Sudan is a tinderbox. One spark could ignite renewed violence and plunge the whole border area back into war.

january 9th, 2011

Euphoria, Long Lines Mark South Sudan’s First Day of Voting

JUBA, Southern Sudan -- "I have been waiting a long time for this day," said a young man named Carter, standing in the intense, early morning sun. "Everyone here has, and we're going for separation," he said, gesturing toward the long lines of people around him who turned out to this polling station to vote in the South Sudan referendum on independence.

december 16th, 2010

Exclusive: Epic South Sudan River Trip For Not On Our Watch Photographer

(The following is the third in a regular series of multimedia dispatches from veteran journalist Tim Freccia reporting from southern Sudan.)

 

Sometimes journalists working in chaotic, hostile environments uncover amazing stories. Other times, they become the story.

 

Veteran multimedia journalist Tim Freccia, who has been filing a series of dispatches from southern Sudan for Enough and Not On Our Watch, recently traveled to the town of Bor in Jonglei state. His goal was to link up with and document one of the barges that is traveling south along the Nile River bringing southern Sudanese living in the North back home ahead of next month’s referendum on southern independence.

 

Follow the link for the third full dispatch from Southern Sudan.

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