Arabic News Weekly Edition for Sudan, 1/31/2005
Weekly Edition, Sudan - Week of January 31, 2005
- Sudan's Liberation Army in Darfur isolates political leadership
Almost ten members of the military leaders of the rebel Sudan's Liberation Army in Darfur announced the isolation of the military leadership of their movement and their intention to appoint a new leadership. Sudan, Politics, 2/5/2005 - Other Sudanese conflicts may harm peace mission for country's south, Security Council told
The top United Nations envoy cautioned the Security Council Yesterday that unless solutions are found to the conflicts plaguing Darfur and other regions of Sudan, the UN peace-support mission planned for the country's south will suffer. Sudan-UN, Politics, 2/5/2005 - A strike in a prison to the east of Sudan
Some 25 detainees in a jail to the East of Sudan started a food strike in protest of their continued detention without trial after they had taken part in a demonstration of protest against the Sudanese government. Sudan, Local, 2/5/2005 - Fuel shortage is the first reason behind crash of Sudanese plane Sudan, Local, 2/4/2005
- Washington intensifies efforts for imposing oil sanctions on Darfur
Washington has intensified its efforts to issue a resolution by the UN Security Council in order to impose oil sanctions on Khartoum with the aim to pressure the Sudanese government "to move seriously" in order to improve conditions and halt violence in Darfur. Sudan-USA, Politics, 2/3/2005 - Washington calls for an African court, oil sanctions on Khartoum
The US has defended its use of the word "Genocide" to describe what is taking place in Darfur and called for the formation of a special African court to try those who are involved in what is described as crimes against humanity in the district. Sudan-USA, Politics, 2/3/2005 - No human rights violations were committed in Darfur, Sudanese diplomat
Sudan's ambassador to Morocco, Ahmed Mekki Ahmed Yahia, said, in Rabat Monday, the report drawn up by the Sudanese probe commission on the situation in the province of Darfur revealed that "what has been said by some western parties" on human rights violations in the province "is devoid of truth." Sudan, Politics, 2/2/2005 - UN report finds Khartoum not guilty over genocide in Darfur
The report by the UN investigation committee on human rights in Darfur issued on Monday evening said that the Sudanese government "has not embarked on a genocide policy in Darfur." Sudan, Politics, 2/1/2005 - Sudanese forces deployed in Port Sudan, accusations of extermination against the government
The Sudanese security forces were intensively deployed in the coastal port Sudan city following confrontation in the city between the police men and demonstrators -- members of one of a rebel movement there. These clashes resulted in killing 14 persons, according to the government. Sudan, Politics, 1/31/2005