Reviewed by Sally Cervenak War child is a story of a child who went to war, not a child born with the war within him. Emmanuel Jal was seven years old when he leapt at the opportunity to go to school in Ethiopia; after losing his mother, being sent to war by his father, surviving a [...]
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Video Report: Israel Begins Deportation of South Sudanese Refugees
by Lia Tarachansky at The Real News Network Part 2 : This month the Israeli government began a new program insentivizing South Sudanese refugees to return back to South Sudan or face deportation at the end of March. This decision came at the heels of a diplomatic visit by the newly-formed government of South Sudan, made [...]
Pre-referendum Information About Southern Sudan
[Montréal, Québec, Canada -5°C] There are only four days remaining until Southern Sudan’s January 9 self-determination referendum begins its 7 days of voting. According to a Sudan Tribune article posted on AllAfrica, a total of 3.9 million people have registered to vote. Numbers released by the Southern Sudan Referendum Commission (SSRC) a few days ago [...]
Southern Sudan Referendum Rules for Out-of-Country Registration & Voting
[Montréal, Québec, Canada 10°C] Registration for Southern Sudan’s self-determination referendum begins today and continues until December 1, 2010. According to the Southern Sudan Referendum Commission (SSRC) website, registration and voting centers have been established in 8 countries “with the largest numbers of Southern Sudanese living outside Sudan.” The countries are Australia, Canada (Toronto and Calgary), [...]
