South Sudan

South Sudan kills, beats, nabs journalists: UN

Feb 22, 2018 16:48

In at least 60 incidents over the last year and a half journalists in South Sudan were killed, beaten, detained, denied entry or fired for doing their jobs, a UN report said Thursday.
UN says over 300 child soldiers have been freed in South Sudan

Feb 07, 2018 14:29

The United Nations says over 300 child soldiers have been released by armed groups in war-ravaged South Sudan under a scheme to help reintegrate them into society.
South Sudanese rally against US, beat reporters

Feb 07, 2018 10:24

Hundreds of angry anti-US protesters have rallied in the restive South Sudan’s capital of Juba, beating at least a couple of journalists, including a female reporter who was repeatedly struck in the face.
Time has come to impose sanctions on South Sudan: AU chief

Jan 28, 2018 14:21

Chairperson of the African Union Moussa Faki says restrictions must be imposed on those who are disturbing peace in South Sudan following a nearly four-year civil war in the African country.
Iranian people rally for 2nd day to condemn riots, voice support for Islamic establishment (Video)

Jan 05, 2018 04:06

Millions of Iranians have staged fresh nationwide demonstrations on Wednesday to renew their support for the Islamic establishment and denounce the recent wave of deadly unrest that hit some areas in the country.
DRC nabs S. Sudan refugees to block rebels

Dec 27, 2017 14:08

The Congolese army has stepped up arrests of South Sudanese refugees and tightened the border in a bid to block rebels from seeking sanctuary in its country, officials say.
South Sudan government, rebels trade blame for truce violations

Dec 24, 2017 15:17

South Sudan's government and main rebel group on Sunday accused each other of breaking a ceasefire that went into effect shortly after midnight.
Death toll from South Sudan's inter-clan clashes climbs to 170

Dec 12, 2017 09:59

The death toll from inter-clan fighting in South Sudan's Great Lakes region last week — a new source of violence in a country devastated by a four-year civil war — has reached at least 170.
Over 1 million South Sudanese on brink of famine: UN

Dec 08, 2017 04:37

Over 1.2 million people in war-torn South Sudan are one step away from famine — twice as many as at the same time last year — and in early 2018 half the country's population will be reliant on emergency food aid, the UN humanitarian chief said Thursday.
About 50 killed in South Sudan tribal clashes

Nov 29, 2017 11:32

Fifty people were killed in raids by a tribal militia in eastern South Sudan, a local official said Wednesday, the latest in a series of attacks between rival communities.