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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 28th, 2010

april 28th, 2010

Detainee bombs Burmese police station, kills self

"A man detained at a police station Wednesday in eastern Burma detonated a bomb, killing himself and wounding at least four policeman in the latest in series of blasts apparently linked to political discontent."

april 27th, 2010

Zimbabwe court approves 'blood diamond' sale

"The Zimbabwe high court has approved the sale of diamonds from a field plagued by human rights abuses, as Harare moved to defy the Kimberley Process, state-run media reported Tuesday."

april 27th, 2010

Darfur rebels free UN peacekeepers in Sudan

"Four South African peacekeepers who were kidnapped in Sudan's troubled Darfur region earlier this month have been released, the UN says."

april 27th, 2010

Burma leaders 'shed uniforms for polls'

"Several senior leaders in Burma have stepped down from their military posts so that they can run in forthcoming elections, reports say."

april 27th, 2010

Southern Sudan opposition leader contests poll result

"The leader of Southern Sudan's second largest party has told the BBC there was 'massive rigging' in Sudan's recent landmark elections."

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