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last update: june 11th, 2012

Reports: Satellites Show Buildup of Sudan Military Strike Aircraft in Range of South Sudan, Damage to Oil Infrastructure

The Satellite Sentinel Project, or SSP, released two new reports, documenting the latest developments in the conflict raging on the border between Sudan and South Sudan.

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Board Member George Clooney Behind Front Lines in Sudan’s Nuba Mountains

JUBA, South Sudan -- Except for a few early risers, Yida refugee camp in Unity State, South Sudan was sleeping when an unlikely assortment of people headed north to the border with Sudan and over into the embattled Nuba Mountains. In the front seat of the ragged Land Cruiser sat Not On Our Watch board members George Clooney and John Prendergast, and a handful of human rights researchers.

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last updated april 30th, 2010

april 30th, 2010

Update: Burma PM 'applies to form new political party'

"Burma's Prime Minister Thein Sein has applied to register a new political party ahead of elections scheduled for later this year, say reports."

april 29th, 2010

Sudan risks 'war' without renewed US pressure: NGOs

"Sudan risks a return to violence if President Barack Obama's administration does not pressure parties on the ground to work for peace, a group of eight NGOs wrote in a report released Thursday."

april 29th, 2010

Suu Kyi asks court to stop party dissolution

"Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi filed a lawsuit with Burma's Supreme Court Thursday in an attempt to prevent the dissolution of her party under a controversial new election law."

april 29th, 2010

UN extends Sudan peacekeeping mission another year

"The U.N. Security Council is extending for another year the U.N. mission in Sudan that backs up the 2005 agreement ending the north-south civil war."

april 28th, 2010

Sudan’s Future Is Now, U.S. Envoy Says

"A day after Sudan’s leader coasted to victory in a fraud-tainted election, a senior Obama administration official defended the vote, and said the United States should turn its attention to getting southern Sudan ready for its likely future as an independent state."

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