From South Kordofan:A Desperate Cry to "Mobilize the World"

It should come as no surprise that Sudan's Khartoum regime, under President Bashir, has resorted to brazen violence, including the murder of civilians, as the July 9 date approaches for the separation of South Sudan from the North as an independent nation. The situation is particularly dire in the disputed oil-rich border regions of Abyei and South Kordofan. Earlier this week, an email was sent out from a South Sudanese humanitarian worker who, along with some 26 other civilians, is under siege by North Sudanese forces. The letter, which was published in the New York Times, can be read here.

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