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KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Rape victims in Sudan's Darfur region have lost vital medical and psychological support since Khartoum expelled aid agencies working against sexual violence this year, the United Nations and aid workers said. A Sudanese minister on Wednesday dismissed the reports as "propaganda" saying there was no widespread rape in the region and that foreigners were free to come and investigate. Sudan ousted 13 foreign aid groups and closed three local organisations in March after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al- Bashir to face charges of masterminding atrocities in Darfur. Khartoum accused the groups of passing information to the Hague-based court, a charge they deny.

While the crisis in Darfur simmers, the larger problem of Sudan's survival as a state is becoming increasingly urgent. Old tensions between the Arabs of the Nile River valley, who have held power for a century, and marginalized groups on the country's per

The ban on deporting asylum-seekers back to Darfur has been lifted by the Government despite warnings of widespread murder and torture of dissidents in the Sudanese region.

when he first heard about Darfur while flipping through the sports section of a newspaper, "it wasn't 'should I do something, or should I not do something?' It was 'What can I do?'" he says.

Human Rights First strongly condemns the ongoing fighting by rebel factions around the town of Muhajariya in South Darfur and the Sudanese air force's bombing raids in the area last week.

#Darfur parliamentary bloc rejects rebels' demand for one region status http://tiny.cc/d8yr9 #Sudan #Africa

If Barack Obama wants to help end the genocide in Darfur, he doesn't have to look far for ideas of how to accomplish that..President Bush and his top aides have been given, and ignored, a menu of options for tough steps to squeeze Sudan - even destroy its

Angry children injure UNAMID peacekeeper in Darfur

The peacekeeper, who was serving with the African Union - United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), died today in a hospital in Khartoum after being evacuated from El Fasher, where the attack occurred early Saturday evening.

While the crisis has changed greatly over the past few years, today's present reality for Darfuis remains the same: no justice, no reparation for the atrocities committed against them, and no hope of returning home safely in sight.

Khartoum is not the only guilty party in Darfur, CHINA,African union and UN ... we all are guilty

Japan has declared its support to the Arab African Initiative which is sponsored by the State of Qatar to realize peace in Darfur. This came in the intensive talks which were held by the State Minister at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ali Karti, at the

Sudanese authorities have prevented aid agencies from getting food and water to more than 100,000 people in three areas in Darfur, U.N. officials said on Thursday. The U.N.'s humanitarian coordinator...

U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice said Thursday the United States was "deeply disappointed" by the U.N. Security Council's failure to reach unanimous agreement on a statement condemning the escalating civilian losses in Sudan's Darfur region.

Good report, based on a fieldwork search in Refugees camps for " people from Darfur " in eastern Chad..The United Nations classifies eastern Chad as a level-E duty station, the most extreme of its five hardship categories.

Voices for Sudan » Sudan jets bomb Darfur village, says UN http://bit.ly/mKNW4q #Sudan

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