Sudan

"There is nothing new in these dispatches from various sources: Did anyone really expect that Khartoum would grant the UN expert on human rights in Sudan access to Darfur?  Or that a UNAMID assessment team would be given freedom of movement in Darfur to determine the security needs of the region?"

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"An escalation in the number of refugees fleeing to South Sudan points to a deterioration in the humanitarian situation in South Kordofan and Blue Nile. In the last two weeks of May, 35,000 more refugees arrived in South South, bringing to total number of refugees in South Sudan and Ethiopia to 182,000. Over 8,000 of the 12,000 South Sudanese returnees stranded in Kosti were flown to South Sudan in May on a humanitarian airlift organized by IOM."

"The arbitrary seizure of independent newspapers comes amid concerns about worsening press freedom under the government of President Omar al-Bashir, which has coincided with escalating tensions between Khartoum and Juba."

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"The fourth update [from Eric Reeves since his original reportt on May 6, 2011]... collectively, the reports and data attempt to render as completely as possible all confirmed aerial attacks on civilians and humanitarians working in what is now Sudan and South Sudan.  The attacks recorded here are all the responsibility of the National Islamic Front/National Congress Party regime in Khartoum, which this month marks its 23rd year in power following the June 30, 1989 military coup."

Nuba Reports uploaded a video obtained from SPLA [South Sudan military -- formerly Sudan People's Liberation Movement] forces that shows what is believed to be SAF  [Sudan Armed Forces] soldiers burning a village in South Kordofan.  

"On traveling to one market, I met a woman who told me that they had seen a three-fold increase in prices for their staple food, dura (sorghum). People are eating less food, less often."

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