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DHS Releases Statement on SCOTUS Victory on Criminal Illegal Alien Deportations to South Sudan
Department of Homeland Security - Washington D.C.
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July 4, 2025
These barbaric criminal illegal aliens will be in South Sudan by Independence Day WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security released the following statement on the United States Supreme Court Decision to allow U.S. Immigration and Customs...
UN Reports Over 700 Civilian Casualties in South Sudan
MENAFN
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July 3, 2025
(MENAFN) A disturbing new report from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) highlights a significant rise in civilian violence across the country during the first quarter of 2025. Between January and March, 739 civilians were killed,...
Russian chess icon associated to S-Sudan coup plan
MENAFN
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June 29, 2025
(MENAFN) Former world chess champion and Russian dissident Garry Kasparov has been named in connection with an alleged coup attempt in South Sudan, according to a report by Bloomberg on Wednesday. The story centers on Peter Ajak, a Harvard fellow...
Moscow states power will not solve S-Sudan predicament
MENAFN
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May 29, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia has warned that the ongoing violence in South Sudan cannot be resolved through military means. Speaking at a briefing in Makhachkala on Tuesday, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova expressed deep concern over the...
Russia Says Force will not Solve South Sudan War
MENAFN
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May 28, 2025
(MENAFN) The worsening unrest in South Sudan cannot be resolved through armed intervention, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova has cautioned. Hostilities between the government and various opposition groups have intensified,...
Russia Warns Military Force Will Not Resolve South Sudan’s Violence
MENAFN
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May 28, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova issued a stark warning Tuesday that escalating violence in South Sudan cannot be resolved through military means. The clashes between government troops and opposition factions have...
Forgotten in a Protracted Crisis: South Sudanese Refugees in Ethiopia’s Gambella Region Face New Hardships as Aid Withers
Oxfam
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May 21, 2025
Clinics that once offered at least primary care and essential drugs are now often empty shelves, as supply pipelines and NGO health projects are disrupted. Education, too, is imperiled – Thijok, added “schools in the camps lack books and even...
ICE Breaches Court Ruling, Deports Two Immigrants to South Sudan
MENAFN
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May 21, 2025
(MENAFN) Two immigrants detained at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Texas have been deported to South Sudan, despite a federal court ruling preventing such actions, their legal representatives reported Tuesday. The men,...
US Deports Asian Immigrants to South Sudan
MENAFN
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May 21, 2025
(MENAFN) Two Asian nationals held in a Texas Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility have been forcibly returned to South Sudan, a war-affected African nation, despite a ruling from a federal court prohibiting such action, according to...
Deputy Minister Alvin Botes: International Relations and Cooperation Dept Budget Vote 2025/26
South African Government
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July 4, 2025
Honourable House Chairperson, Honourable Minister Lamola and Deputy Minister Moraka, Chair of the Portfolio Committee on International Relations, Hon. Mahumapelo, Honourable Members, Director-General Zane Dangor and Members of the South African...
WaterStep Partners with John Dau Foundation & Helps Contain Cholera Outbreak in Duk County, South Sudan in Just 6 Weeks
EIN Presswire
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May 8, 2025
WaterStep has restored dignity, brought hope & life-saving access to safe water to 30,000+ people in South Sudan. LOUISVILLE, KY, UNITED STATES, May 8, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In a region long defined by scarcity, conflict, and displacement,...
Minister Ronald Lamola: Pre-Budget International Relations and Cooperation Media Briefing
South African Government
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July 5, 2025
Africa: Implementing Agenda 2063 Our foreign policy is an extension of our domestic imperatives on human rights and resolving the triple challenges of inequality, poverty and unemployment. Through attracting Foreign Direct Investment, we intend to...
South Sudan voices remarks on US visa ban
MENAFN
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April 23, 2025
(MENAFN) South Sudan has pushed back against Washington’s decision to revoke all US visas for its citizens, rejecting accusations that it refused to accept deported nationals. The country's Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Monday clarifying...
South Sudanese Refugee Recalls Harrowing Escape Amid Sudan's Conflict
MENAFN
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April 20, 2025
(MENAFN) As the conflict in Sudan escalated, Sarah Williams and her children found themselves ensnared in the violence that swept through their Khartoum neighborhood. Gunfire shattered the tranquility of their home, flames engulfed nearby...
Deputy Minister Thandi Moraka: International Relations and Cooperation Dept Budget Vote 2025/26
South African Government
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July 4, 2025
Honourable Speaker / House Chair, Honourable Minister Lamola and Deputy Minister Botes, Chair of the Portfolio Committee on International Relations, Hon. Mahumapelo, Honourable Members, Senior Officials of DIRCO led by Director-General Zane...
DHS Releases Documents Detailing the Rap Sheets of 8 Criminal Illegal Aliens after Activist Judge Ruling Halts their Deportation
Department of Homeland Security - Washington D.C.
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May 24, 2025
President Trump and Secretary Noem are getting vicious criminals out of our country while activist judges are fighting to bring them back onto American soil WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today released records on the eight...
DHS Reacts to Activist Judge Ruling to Halt the Deportation of Barbaric Criminal Illegal Aliens Including Murderers, Rapists, and Pedophiles
Department of Homeland Security - Washington D.C.
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May 22, 2025
All eight of these heinous convicted criminals have final orders of removal WASHINGTON – DHS conducted a deportation flight to remove some of the most barbaric, violent individuals illegally in the United States. All of these individuals had final...
US Cancels Visas for South Sudanese Passport Holders
MENAFN
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April 6, 2025
(MENAFN) On Saturday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the United States would be cancelling all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders and halting the issuance of new visas. This decision comes after allegations that South...
Visa cancellation: US sanctions South Sudan on deportee issue
MENAFN
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April 6, 2025
(MENAFN) The United States, under Secretary of State Marco Rubio, has declared an immediate cancellation of visas for all South Sudanese passport holders. Additionally, the US will prevent any South Sudanese citizens from entering the country at...
South Sudan: Using sports and arts to combat sexual and gender-based violence
International Committee of the Red Cross
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March 4, 2025
In 2024, the ICRC, in partnership with the South Sudanese Red Cross Society (SSRC), organized awareness-raising sessions on sexual and gender-based violence to more than 5,000 community members in nine locations across the country, including...