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Head of Save Darfur Coalition Rebuts al-Bashir

Sudanese President Announces Darfur Cease-fire, Rebels Reject Claim

Sudan's President Omar Bashir announced a unilateral cease-fire to end the violence in the country's western Darfur region, but the move was rejected by rebel groups and international human rights organizations.

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Sudanese President Charged with Genocide in Darfur

The International Criminal Court prosecutor charged Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir with orchestrating genocide against African tribes in the western region of Darfur and called on the court to order his arrest.

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Origins of the Darfur Crisis

An estimated 200,000 people have died and 2.5 million have been displaced in the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region of western Sudan.

U.N. Envoy: Darfur Faces New Dangers Amid Chad Unrest

U.N. special envoy to Darfur Jan Eliasson painted a bleak picture of the war-torn Sudanese region Friday, warning that rebel groups had made only limited progress toward peace talks. In an interview, Eliasson details the latest developments in Darfur and…

U.N.-AU Peacekeepers Face Challenges in Darfur

The U.N. Security Council authorized a 26,000-member peacekeeping force in the Darfur region of Sudan. Sudan's ambassador to the United Nations and a Darfur advocate discuss the conflict-ridden region.

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Sudan Bombs Rebel, Civilian Targets in Darfur, Envoy Says

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The Sudanese government has resumed bombing civilian targets in the war-torn region of Darfur after a short-lived period of quiet, the U.S. special envoy for Darfur said Friday.

U.S. Warns of New Sanctions Against Sudan if Darfur Violence Continues

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President Bush said Wednesday the United States would seek to tighten economic sanctions and impose new ones on the Sudanese government if it does not take firm steps to end the fighting in Darfur.

U.N. Envoy to Darfur Discusses Continuing Crisis

The genocide in Sudan's Darfur region was named the worst human rights abuse of 2006, according to a U.S. government report released Tuesday. Jan Eliasson, who has served as the U.N. envoy to Darfur since December, discusses the crisis.

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First Darfur War Crimes Suspects Announced

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International Criminal Court prosecutors on Tuesday named a Sudanese minister and a militia leader as the first two official suspects of war crimes in Darfur.