22 people dead after cattle raid in South Sudan
Photo: Photo: Matthew Abbott Juba, March 12, 2018 (SSNA) – A group of heavily armed youths from Eastern Lake State on Monday conducted a cattle raid in Terekeka State’s Tidilo…
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Human rights defenders call for “unconditional” release of James Gatdet Dak
James Gatdet Dak. Photo: Reuters Juba, March 11, 20185 (SSNA) — A coalition of human rights organizations have called on South Sudan’s government to “unconditionally and urgently release” the former rebel…
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Egyptian foreign minister to visit South Sudan
Sameh Hassan Shoukr. Photo: egyptianstreets.com Juba/Cairo, March 11, 2018 (SSNA) — Egypt’s foreign minister, Sameh Hassan Shoukr, is scheduled to visit Juba tomorrow (Monday) where he will discuss unspecified east…
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South Sudan’s opposition leader mocks Juba over Arab League membership application
Dr. Lam Akol. Photo: AFP/Getty Images/File Addis Ababa, March 10, 2018 (SSNA) — A senior South Sudanese opposition leader Friday questioned Juba’s decision to move its embassy to Jerusalem and…
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South Sudan suspends UN-run radio station
Radio Miraya Journalists at 2018 Women day show. Photo: Radio Miraya Juba, March 9, 2018 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s Media Authority (SSMA) Friday issued an order, suspending Radio Miraya, for…
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US calls for a UN-mandated arms embargo on South Sudan
US Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley. Photo: AP/File Juba, March 8, 2018 (SSNA) — In what was seen by some regional experts as an unorthodox political move, the…
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South Sudan’s government accused of using oil money to fund civil war
Photo: Jared Ferrie/IPS Washington, DC/Juba, March 5, 2018 (SSNA) — A global financial investigative group has accused South Sudanese government of using state oil money to fund the ongoing war,…
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SSHURSA condemns death sentence on William John Endley, calls for respect of the Agreement and welcomes Commission’s report
SSHURSA’s Executive Director, Biel Boutros Biel. Photo: File For immediate release: 24 February 2018 February 24, 2018 (SSNA) — The South Sudan Human Rights Society for Advocacy(SSHURSA) condemns in strongest…
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South Sudan’s government officials accused of war crimes
Members of the UNSC at a past event. Photo: UN/Getty Images New York, February 23, 2018 (SSNA) — The United Nations human rights investigators have identified senior political and military…
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SPLM/A-IO leaders in the US condemn the mockery of justice in the case of James Gatdet Dak
James Gatdet Dak. Photo: BBC/File February 15, 2018 SPLM/A (IO) leaders in the US Condemn the mockery of Justice in the case of James Gatdet Dak, call on IGAD and…
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Unfair Justice: South Sudan Government and Kenyan allies should be held accountable for the life of James Gatdet Dak
James Gatdet Dak. Photo: AFP/File Press release February 14, 2018 (SSNA) — The South Sudan’s human rights groups in the Diaspora call upon the South Sudan government to drop all…
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Union of Greater Upper Nile States calls for genuine peace in South Sudan
IGAD, AU, TRIOKA, and the parties in conflict Date: 9th February 2018 Sub: Genuine peace: no more negligence! February 9, 2018 (SSNA) — Reflecting on the ongoing South Sudan peace…
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US imposes arms embargo on South Sudan
US’s Department of State Spokesperson, Heather Nauert. Photo: State Department/Getty Images/File Washington, DC/Juba, February 2, 2018 (SSNA) — The United States has imposed arms restrictions on South Sudan, saying it…
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Response to order number 002/2018 for the so-called suspension of Gogrial State Youth Union
Logo of Gogrial State. Press statement Juba, February 2, 2018 (SSNA) — In the matter of the suspension of Gogrial Youth Union in Juba by the President of South Sudan…
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Enough Project calls for new policy track tied to smart, modernized network sanctions
Photo: Getty Images/File Washington, DC, October 6, 2017 (SSNA) — Today, the United States lifted longstanding comprehensive sanctions on Sudan. Experts from the Enough Project are available for comment and analysis.…
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Rights group condemns killing of staff member
Juba/Geneva, September 9, 2017 (SSNA) — The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is shocked and dismayed by the killing of one of its staff in South Sudan. The…
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