A sampling of reporting from New York, Sudan, and Yemen.
Undocumented Immigrants Scared to Seek Free Health Care
December 01, 2009
New York – Though the extent is difficult to quantify, City health officials say that a large number of undocumented immigrants fear going to health centers and instead rely on an illegal network of doctors and traditional faith healers.
Queens Frets Over Census Participation
November 13, 2009
New York – Five months ahead of the next year’s national population count, the Census Bureau is undertaking a massive outreach campaign across the country. It hopes to counter a predicted low participation rate brought on by unprecedented foreclosures, privacy concerns over government surveillance powers, and increased fear by national lawmakers over immigration.
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US-Ecuador: Luring Migrants Home an Uphill Battle
October 27, 2009
New York – Ecuadorian President Raffael Correa is reaching out to struggling Ecuadorians living abroad in an attempt to lure them back to their homeland so that they, in turn, stimulate Ecuador’s economy.
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SUDAN: Darfurians find way around trading challenges
July 11, 2008
Khartoum – Since the Darfur conflict erupted 2003, many of its market links have broken. Nyala, in South Darfur, is no longer the second-most important manufacturing centre of Sudan. Few Darfuri cattle make the trip to Omdurman market, near Khartoum. And the Darfuri gum arabic trade, which once made Sudan the world’s leading exporter of the valuable commodity, is now defunct.
SUDAN: Rights Groups Decry Khartoum Crackdown
May 26, 2008
Khartoum – Several human rights organisations have accused Sudan authorities of arbitrary arrests, extra-judicial executions and ill-treatment of detainees following the 10 May rebel attack on Sudan’s capital.
SUDAN: Bombings in Darfur cast doubt on resolving crisis
May 6, 2008
The latest violence in Darfur casts doubt on the viability of the Darfur Peace Agreement, signed two years ago after the final round of negotiations between rebel factions and the Sudanese government.
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Southern Sudan Warns Nation on Brink of Civil War Over Abyei
May 26, 2008
Southern Sudan’s ruling party accused the Sudanese government of carrying out ethnic cleansing in the disputed region of Abyei and said the country is on the verge of civil war.
Second Cargo Plane Crashes in Sudan, Killing Four
June 30, 2008
Khartoum – A cargo plane crashed near Khartoum airport in Sudan today, killing four crew members, the second fatal air accident in the country in four days.
Darfur Rebels Plan New Assault on Sudanese Capital
(with Jason McClure)
July 15, 2008
Khartoum – Rebel fighters in Darfur said they’re planning a new attack on Sudan’s capital because the government isn’t committed to peace in the war-torn region.
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October 15, 2009
New York – More wiretaps are used to investigate crime in Queens than in any other county in the country except one, and District Attorney Richard Brown said that’s a good thing.
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Contributed Reporting
Arabs Losing Hope in Obama’s Ability to Broker Mideast Peace (July 29, 2009)