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Sudan Drops Charges Against Aid Workershttp://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-Netherlands-Sudan.html June 20, 2005 AP- Sudan has dropped charges against two medical aid workers accused of spreading false information in a report alleging widespread rape in the troubled Darfur region, the organization said Monday.
Sudan rebel JEM wants Chad to pull out of Darfur talks http://www.sudantribune.com/article.php3?id_article=10257ABUJA, Nigeria, June 19, 2005 AP- A rebel group from Sudan's troubled Darfur region issued a statement Sunday demanding Chad withdraw from peace talks in Nigeria, which have failed to make significant progress since they started last week.
The different parties haven't yet held any face-to-face discussions because of the Justice and Equality Movement's demand that Chad - up until now a key mediator - pull out of the talks
East Sudan rebels report capturing government posts http://www.sudantribune.com/article.php3?id_article=10266KHARTOUM, June 20, 2005 Reuters - Eastern Sudanese rebels have captured three government garrisons south of Port Sudan and taken 10 prisoners, including an officer, an eastern opposition party spokesman said on Monday.
The Donors and Darfur http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/19/AR2005061900709.htmlJune 20, 2005 Washington Post- THE UNITED NATIONS is getting ready to appeal for more money for Darfur, the western Sudanese province that's been targeted with genocide. The reason is simple: The Darfur crisis, which threatens to slide off the radar screen as people grow tired of hearing about it, is quietly getting worse. Back in January, the World Food Program estimated that 2.8 million people would lack food for all or part of this calendar year. This month that number rose to 3.5 million -- more than half of Darfur's population.
June 19, 2005
Ten Go on Trial for Rape and Robbery in Darfurhttp://www.nytimes.com/reuters/international/international-sudan-darfur.html June 19, 2005 Reuters- Ten men have gone on trial in Sudan accused of rape and robbery in the troubled Darfur region, the head of a special court said on Sunday.
Sudanese govt, NDA peace talks resume today http://www.sudantribune.com/article.php3?id_article=10247CAIRO, June 19, 2005 MENA- Sudanese First Vice-President Ali Osman Taha, leader of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement John Garang and Osman al-Mirghani, chairman of the Sudanese National Democratic Alliance will resume their peace talks in Cairo on Sunday.
June 18, 2005
C.I.A. Role in Visit of Sudan Intelligence Chief Causes Dispute Within Administrationhttp://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/18/politics/18sudan.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1119278121-Rqzkhmaud4t5NhaLO8ZVbQ June 17, 2005 New York Times - A decision by the Central Intelligence Agency to fly Sudan's intelligence chief to Washington in a C.I.A. jet in April set off a dispute inside the Bush administration, with some officials arguing that such recognition for a government accused of genocide and ties to terrorism sent a regrettable signal, administration officials said on Friday.
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