Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir attends a ceremony in Merowe, Sudan, March 3, 2009. The International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague of the Netherlands issued an international arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on March 4, 2009. [Agencies]Iran, Hamas Defend Wanted Sudanese President -- Yahoo News/AP
KHARTOUM, Sudan – Iran and the Palestinian militant group Hamas showed their support for Sudan's president Friday, sending top officials to the Sudanese capital and denouncing the international warrant for his arrest on charges of war crimes in Darfur.
Their visit came as the U.N. human rights group warned that Sudan's expulsion of 13 aid organizations from Darfur could also constitute a war crime. Sudan took the step in retaliation after the Netherlands-based International Criminal Court issued a warrant against President Omar al-Bashir on Wednesday.
Read more ....
More News On Sudan/Darfur
UN to see if Sudan's aid group ban is war crime -- Yahoo News/AP
UN agencies say Sudan's Move to Expel Aid Agencies May Be A War Crime -- Voice Of America
White House meets aid groups over Darfur -- CNN
Sudan aid expulsion will put millions at risk: UN -- AFP
Sudan expulsions could spark conflict: aid groups -- Reuters
Millions endangered by Sudan aid group expulsions-UN agencies -- Reuters
Fears grow for Darfur over aid agency expulsion -- AFP
Sudanese President Rails Against West -- Washington Post
Bashir Defies War Crime Arrest Order -- New York Times
Sudan President Says He'll Fight War Crimes Charges -- Los Angeles Times
Sudan: The Case Against Omar Hassan Ahmad Al-Bashir -- All Africa
African states face warrant dilemma -- Al Jazeera
Mbeki named to heal Bashir rift -- BBC
Confessions of a Sudanese deserter -- BBC
After Indictment, Sudan Holds Its Breath -- Council On Foreign Relations
More Misery for Sudan -- Wall Street Journal editorial
What the Bashir Indictment Means -- Wall Street Journal opinion
No comments:
Post a Comment