Sudan: Bashir nun auch wegen Völkermord gesucht
DIE PRESSE: Der Internationale Strafgerichtshof in den Haag stellte am Montag einen weiteren Haftbefehl gegen Sudans Präsidenten Omar al-Bashir aus. In diesem ist auch das gravierendste Verbrechen aufgeführt: Genozid.

Den Haag. Nun also auch Völkermord: Der Internationale Strafgerichtshof in den Haag stellte am Montag einen weiteren Haftbefehl gegen Sudans Präsidenten Omar al-Bashir aus. In diesem ist auch das gravierendste Verbrechen aufgeführt, über das der Gerichtshof Jurisdiktion hat: Genozid. Verübt von Milizen in Verbindung mit regulären Einheiten der Armee in der Bürgerkriegsprovinz Darfur im Westen des Landes.

Man habe ausreichende Gründe zu glauben, dass al-Bashir persönlich für das Verbrechen des Genozids an den Ethnien der Fur, Masalit und Zaghawa verantwortlich sei, hieß es seitens des Gerichtshof am Montag. >>> ag. | Montag, 12. Juli 2010

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Sudan Incites Against New Danish Movie
ARUTZ SHEVA: (IsraelNN.com) A new Danish film portraying the Arab Muslim genocide against Black Africans in Darfur is being compared by the Sudanese government to the anti-Islamist film Fitna and to cartoons of Muhammad published in a Danish newspaper in 2005. The publication of those cartoons of the founder of Islam led to worldwide rioting and ongoing violence, including an attempt this week to kill one of the cartoonists.

A spokesman for Sudan's foreign ministry called the movie, Hævnen ("The Revenge"; also titled Civilization in English) by Susanne Bier, "racist". The film "should be seen as a new extension of the notorious Fitna movie and the cartoons which insult the prophet Muhammad," according to Sudanese officials. >>> Nissan Ratzlav-Katz | Thursday, January 07, 2010

US Envoy Praises Libya for Efforts to Bring Peace to Darfur, Saying: ‘Very Proud to Be Partners with the Libyans’
THE TRIPOLI POST: US envoy Scott Gration praised Libya's role in resolving the conflict in the Darfur region of Sudan at a meeting with Egyptian, Libyan and Sudanese officials in Cairo Sunday.

"I'm very impressed and very grateful to the role that the Libyans are playing not only in rebel unification but in bringing peace between Chad and Sudan," he said.

"I see the Libyans have a very positive role... and we are very proud to be partners with the Libyans," he added. >>> | Sunday, August 30, 2009

Sudan Expels U.S. Aid Group over Bibles - State Media
REUTERS: KHARTOUM - A United States aid group has been thrown out of Sudan's Darfur region after officials found thousands of Arabic-language bibles stacked in its office, state media reported on Saturday.

Sudanese authorities told the state Suna news agency they found 3,400 copies of Christianity's sacred book in the office run by water charity Thirst No More in North Darfur, a region that is almost entirely Muslim.

Officials told Suna they had decided to expel the Texas-based group "for its violation to the Voluntary Work Act, the Country Agreement and the regulations on registration of organizations in Sudan." >>> By Andrew Heavens | Saturday, January 31, 2009

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Bush Defends US Record on Darfur
BBC: US President George W Bush has defended his decision not to send troops to the Sudanese region of Darfur, despite what he calls a genocide taking place there.

He called it a "seminal decision" not to intervene with force, taken partly out of the desire not to send US troops into another Muslim country.

Mr Bush was speaking to BBC World News America before flying to Africa.

He also discussed controversy over China's Olympics - saying he would attend the event as scheduled.

After Steven Spielberg withdrew his assistance to the Olympics in protest at China's policy towards Darfur, Mr Bush said he would not be taking a similar stance.

"I view the Olympics as a sporting event," he told the BBC's Matt Frei.
But he added that he would meet Chinese President Hu Jintao and "remind him that he can do more to relieve the suffering in Darfur". Bush defends US record on Darfur >>>

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OBL Calls for Holy War Against Peacekeepers in Darfur
THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD: Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden has called for a holy war against a proposed peacekeeping force in Sudan's war torn region of Darfur, in a message that appeared on jihadi websites on Tuesday.

The audio recording was accompanied by a still picture and excerpts were aired by pan-Arab satellite news channel al-Jazeera yesterday.

Bin Laden called on those living in the areas surrounding Darfur, particularly the Arabian peninsula, to drive out any foreign forces in the region. Bin Laden calls for jihad against peacekeepers (more)

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Sarkozy Proves His Mettle In His Determination to Tackle the Problems of Darfur
TIMESONLINE: High on personal triumph from the European summit, President Sarkozy offered French leadership yesterday to resolve the conflict in Darfur.

“Silence is killing,” Mr Sarkozy told an international conference in Paris attended by Condoleezza Rice, the US Secretary of State, and Chinese and other international officials. French troops are expected to be the largest contingent in a new

UNAfrican force to bring relief to the western Sudan territory where 200,000 have been killed in ethnic violence since 2003.

Unlike President Chirac, who took little interest in Darfur, Mr Sarkozy has made the crisis a priority. His Darfur push, promoted by Bernard Kouchner, the outspoken rights activist who is his Foreign Minister, is one of a whirlwind of initiatives that are dazzling the new President’s admirers and stirring unease among critics.

“If he carries on at this rate Sarkozy will quickly become the new Sun King, or he will burn up in a year or two,” said le Midi Libre. The Mediterranean newspaper was reacting to a streak of frenetic activity by the reformist “hyper-President” who is drawing comparisons with King Louis XIV, le Roi Soleil, and Napoleon Bonaparte. Sarkozy the ‘Sun King’ takes lead to aid Darfur (more) By Charles Bremner

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La conférence internationale sur le Darfour s’ouvre à Paris en présence de Condoleezza Rice

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LE FIGARO: L'errance des réfugiés du Darfour dure depuis quatre ans. La conférence internationale s'ouvre ce matin à Paris en présence de Condoleezza Rice mais sans représentant soudanais.

LE CAMP surgit au bout d'une longue route poussiéreuse. Des centaines de maisons de torchis sont cachées derrières des palissades de branchages. Au fil du temps, le camp d'Ardamata, planté à quelques kilomètres d'el-Geneina, dans l'ouest du Darfour, a perdu ses airs anarchiques des premiers temps, prenant l'allure d'un immense village placide. La vie s'est organisée avec l'aide de dizaines d'ONG. Quelque 20 000 personnes s'y massent désormais, des familles entières arrivées par flots d'un coin ou d'un autre du Darfour, fuyant, souvent les mains vides, les attaques de leurs villages pour trouver un peu de sécurité auprès des villes. Les premiers sont arrivés, paniqués, à l'aube de la guerre, en 2003. Les derniers, il y a seulement cinq mois, presque en bon ordre. Mais le calme d'Ardamata est trompeur. La peur est toujours là. Les réfugiés du Darfour veulent encore espérer (suivant) Par Tanguy Berthemet

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