Aug 6th, 2008 · China has revoked the visa of former Olympic speedskater Joey Cheek. News of the cancellation has come hours before Cheek was set to go to Beijing to promote a greater Chinese role to bring peace to Sudan's Darfur region. Cheek talks about the cancellation.
Jul 18th, 2008 · At a time of outright genocide in Darfur, and civil unrest throughout the Sudan, an unprecedented gathering of musicians from across the war-torn country presented a contrasting picture — one of harmony and unity — at the Sudanese Festival of Music and Dance in Chicago.
Jul 14th, 2008 · Sudan's president has been charged with genocide by the International Criminal Court in The Hague following an investigation into atrocities in the country's western Darfur province. Judges are expected to take months to study the evidence against Omar Hassan al-Bashir.
Jul 14th, 2008 · The prosecutor at the International Criminal Court asked the court to issue an arrest warrant for the president of Sudan, who is accused of orchestrating a five-year reign of terror in the Darfur region.
Jul 14th, 2008 · A prosecutor at the International Criminal Court is expected to seek an arrest warrant Monday charging Sudan's president with orchestrating violence in the western region of Darfur. Hundreds of thousands of people are estimated to have died in the violence since 2003. Deborah Amos talks with Jennie Matthew, a reporter with Agence France-Presse, about the proceedings.
Jul 11th, 2008 · The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court will seek an arrest warrant for Sudan's President resident Omar Bashir on charges of genocide in the country's Darfur region. This is the first time a sitting head of state has been charged.
Jun 19th, 2008 · U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Zalmay Khalilzad, now president of the U.N. Security Council, says he agrees with activists who are demanding that more pressure be applied to the Sudanese government.
Jun 11th, 2008 · Banditry has become so prevalent on Darfur's roads that carjackers operate openly. Their targets are aid workers and peacekeepers, but the real victims are the displaced Darfuris living in camps who are receiving less food as a result of the crimes.