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UN rights chief warns S.Sudan on brink of new war
The United Nations rights chief warned Friday that South Sudan is on the brink of renewed war, as nearly 2,000 civilians have been killed in a surge of violence this year. The UN documented 1,854 killings, 1,693 injuries, 423 abductions and 169...
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Can South Sudan’s peace process be rescued?
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Can South Sudan’s peace process be rescued? President Salva Kiir has repeatedly flouted the peace deal and now seems to be putting a succession plan into action. Published on 26 September 2025 in ISS Today By On 22 September 2025, Riek Machar, the...
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Türk alarmed by deteriorating human rights situation amid rising violence and political tensions: South Sudan
OHCHR GENEVA – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Friday expressed alarm at the fast-deteriorating human rights situation in South Sudan, following credible reports that almost 2,000 civilians have been killed this year alone as...
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UN rights chief alarmed by deteriorating human rights situation in South Sudan
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Friday expressed alarm at the fast-deteriorating human rights situation in South Sudan, following credible reports that almost 2,000 civilians have been killed this year alone as political...
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Policy experts urge rights-based approach in South Sudan
By James Innocent Humanitarian and development stakeholders in South Sudan had been urged to strengthen their programs through a rights-based approach that ensures inclusivity, accountability, and alignment with international human rights...
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South Sudan’s U-20 women face Malawi in world cup qualifiers
Author: Elsheikh Chol | Published: 4 hours ago South Sudan Under 20 starlets celebrate big wins over Djibouti counterparts| Courtesy JUBA, South Sudan (Eye Radio) — The South Sudan Women’s U-20 national team, the Bright Starlets, will step into...
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Pope Leo, LGBTQ+ Catholics, and the Church We Long For, Part II
Today’s post is the second part of a critique of Pope Leo XIV’s comments on LGBT issues during the recent interview with Elise Allen of Crux. You can read Part 1 by clicking here. Both parts were written by Dr. Gael Pardoen, PhD. Gael is a...
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Uganda: South Sudan insecurity interrupts business at Oraba border post
The volatile security situation in South Sudan has continued to take a toll on the once-vibrant Oraba border post, with the Ugandan government registering low revenue. The nearly abandoned Oraba border post that used to register more than 150...
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South Sudan launches health campaign to protect over 3 mln people from diseases
JUBA, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- South Sudan, in partnership with two United Nations (UN) agencies, on Tuesday launched an integrated health campaign to protect over 2.1 million children and 1.2 million adults from polio and schistosomiasis, two...
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South Sudan: Defense counsel critiques court's competence in Machar's case
The criminal trial of South Sudan’s suspended vice president began in the capital Monday as Riek Machar appeared in a cage alongside his co-defendants. It was the first time Machar had been seen in public since he was placed under house arrest in...
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U.S. to deport hundreds of Iranians held on immigration charges, Tehran says
The United States was set to deport hundreds of Iranian nationals, a senior official in Tehran said Tuesday, as the Trump administration takes new steps in its immigration crackdown. U.S. authorities had “planned to deport about 400 Iranians...
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South Sudan opposition figure Machar appears in court on treason charges
South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar speaks to the media about the situation in South Sudan following a peace agreement the week before with the government, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Aug 31, 2015. (AP) JUBA, South Sudan, Sept 22, (AP): The...
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S.Sudan ex-VP Machar in court on crimes against humanity charges
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Modern Ghana
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South Sudan's opposition leader and former vice-president Riek Machar appeared in court on Monday after being charged with crimes against humanity and treason, state media showed. A fragile power-sharing deal between President Salva Kiir and his...
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South Sudan's suspended vice president appears in court on treason charges
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JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The criminal trial of South Sudan's suspended vice president began in the capital Monday as Riek Machar appeared in a cage alongside his co-defendants. It was the first time Machar had been seen in public since he was...
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South Sudan: Riek Machar presented in a cage as high-stakes treason trial unfolds
The trial of former South Sudan Vice President Riek Machar began on Monday in the capital, Juba. Machar, alongside the coaccused, was presented in a cage inside the courtroom. The justice authorities said Machar faced criminal charges for his...
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South Sudan opposition says misidentified prisoner as leader’s bodyguard
Nairobi – South Sudan’s opposition said Saturday it had misidentified a prisoner in a photograph as a bodyguard of its leader who died in custody amid widespread arrests of their supporters. In a statement, the opposition said the leader’s office...
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Gazan women say aid workers promised food, money or work in exchange for sexual acts
After weeks of scraping by to feed her six children in Gaza, the 38-year-old woman thought she’d found a lifeline. At a shelter, a friend told her about a man who could help with food, aid, maybe even a job. The woman — separated from her husband,...
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South Sudan opposition figure Riek Machar appears in court on treason charges
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Sudan Nashra: Sudan downplays GERD-caused floods to avoid diplomatic row | AU-led Sudanese-Sudanese meetings postponed | Military breaks aerial blockade over Fasher | Over 80 killed in military airstrikes on Nyala | Machar trial kicks off, immunity…
As Sudan grappled last week with devastating floods, its government sought to contain the crisis quietly, avoiding open confrontation with Ethiopia even as Cairo and Addis Ababa engaged in a war of words over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam...
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