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• Support the Genocide Intervention Network
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• Join the Sudan divestment campaign
• Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper

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The Political Situation

May 10, 2008: JEM Rebels Attack Capital of Sudan

On Saturday, rebels from the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) launched an unprecedented attack on Omdurman, the city across the Nile from the Sudanese capital of Khartoum. The Government of Sudan was able to repel the attack.

Following the siege, the Khartoum government has begun to roundup Darfurians in the capital. Additionally, Khartoum has blamed the Chadian government for supporting the JEM rebel movement and has cut off diplomatic ties.

May 4, 2008: Reports that Sudan Bombed Village in North Darfur; 13 Dead

Two aid organizations working in the village of Shegeg Karo in North Darfur have reported that a Sudanese Government plane bombed a school and market killing at least 13, including 7 school children. Several others were seriously injured. This report comes on the heels of an UN-AU report last week confirming that the government of Sudan has conducted offensive airstrikes in North Darfur.

May 2, 2008: Defense Minister for Southern Sudan Killed in Plane Crash

Lieutenant General Dominic Dim Deng, the Defense Minister for the Government of Southern Sudan, was killed along with at least 22 others in a plane crash 220 miles outside of the southern capital of Juba. The reason for the crash is unknown, but the Government of Southern Sudan has ruled out an attack.

May 2, 2008: U.S. Releases Three Sudanese Prisoners from Guantanamo

The United States released three Sudanese prisoners being held at Guantanamo Bay. The release of the prisoners - including one Sudanese man who worked for the Al-Jazeera news agency in Afghanistan - comes days after Khartoum agreed to the release of containers belonging to the U.S. Embassy.