Weekly News Brief 2/7/2013
Syria Heavy fighting has erupted in parts of Damascus on Wednesday in what USA Today has called “some of the worst violence to hit the Syrian capital in weeks”. Activists reported the fighting… Read more…
Syria Heavy fighting has erupted in parts of Damascus on Wednesday in what USA Today has called “some of the worst violence to hit the Syrian capital in weeks”. Activists reported the fighting… Read more…
This piece, written by Raise Hope for Congo Assistant Campaign Manager Alex Hellmuth and STAND National Student Director Mickey Jackson, originally appeared on the Enough Project blog. Yesterday, hundreds of students across… Read more…
Sudan Sudanese authorities in South Kordofan have increased security measures on the border with South Sudan after the failure of talks in Addis Ababa on the implementation of security arrangements. Khartoum and… Read more…
This piece, written by Danny Hirschel-Burns, from Swarthmore College STAND, originally appeared on his blog The Widening Lens. Following France’s intervention in northern Mali four days ago, the prospects for a rebel advance… Read more…
By Carly Fabian Carly Fabian is a participant in STAND’s Guide to Navigating the Blogosphere. Interested in getting lessons on best practices for blogging and writing on conflict and mass… Read more…
By Jack Spicer, Ohio University STAND As news unfolded about the bombing at Aleppo University on the 15th, members of the Ohio University STAND chapter asked the same question that… Read more…
By Lizzie Howell, Emory University STAND My first week back at Emory University this semester was filled with excitement as I reunited with friends and marveled at the opportunities that… Read more…
Burma On Friday, January 18, the Myanmar military said it had recaptured its outpost in Kachin State and would cease hostilities against the Kachin rebels starting next Saturday. The military began hostilities… Read more…
By Yassamin Ansari Yassamin Ansari is an International Relations major at Stanford University. She spent the fall of 2012 studying Arabic in Amman, Jordan, where she also reported as an… Read more…
This piece by Annie Kucklick, a researcher for the Conflict Risk Network, originally appeared on United to End Genocide’s blog. Last week, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and South Sudanese President Salva Kiir met… Read more…