Arabic News Weekly Edition for Sudan, 6/28/2004
Weekly Edition, Sudan - Week of June 28, 2004
- In Sudan, Annan hears reports of 'gross and systematic' abuses of human rights
Sudanese refugees living in Chad told United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan yesterday that they fled the Darfur region because the notorious Janjaweed militias were committing "gross and systematic" human rights abuses against them and they feared for their lives. Sudan-UN, Politics, 7/3/2004 - United States Expects Khartoum to Act on Darfur Immediately
The United States will give Sudanese officials "days, not weeks" to act decisively to neutralize the Jingaweit and measurably improve conditions for the more than 1 million displaced persons before pressing ahead with a U.N. Security Council resolution on the crisis, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Andrew Natsios said July 2. Sudan-USA, Politics, 7/3/2004 - Darfur rebels refuse to take part in peace talks Sudan, Politics, 7/3/2004
- WHO warns against the death if thousands; Annan talks with Bashir today, about Darfour's refugees
The UN secretary General Kofi Annan told the Sudanese refugees of Darfour that they will be returned back to their homes after guarantees from the Sudanese government to protect them. Sudan-UN, Politics, 7/2/2004 - Powell warns that Darfur is also a security crisis Sudan-USA, Politics, 7/2/2004
- Egypt calls giving up threats to punish Khartoum; bloody demonstrations coincides with Powell's tour, Annan in Sudan
Ten students were at least injured yesterday in Khartoum in clashes between the police and about 400 students from Darfour as they were taking the streets in a demonstration to hand over the UN secretary general Kofi Annan a message calling for an international interference in this district. Sudan-Egypt, Politics, 7/1/2004 - Al-Turabi starts hunger strikes
The Sudanese Islamic opposition member Hassan al-Turabi, who is detained since three months together with 70 of his supporters yesterday started a food strike in protest of their detention without trial. Sudan, Politics, 7/1/2004 - Annan looms of punishment measures against Sudan
The UN Secretary General Kofi Annan remarked on the possibility that the UN Security Council will take punishment measures against Sudan unless Khartoum moves to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Darfour area. Sudan-UN, Politics, 6/30/2004 - Al-Mahdi accuses the government of committing mistakes; American -Libyan co-ordination over Darfour crisis
The US national security advisor Condaleeza Rice said that the US is working with Libya in order to reach aid to Darfour district in the west of Sudan, but gave no details on the nature of the Libyan role. Sudan-USA, Politics, 6/28/2004 - Inter- Sudanese negotiations resumed Sudan, Politics, 6/28/2004