Friday
Aug062004
Talk Radio Host Joe Madison: Why I Am On A Hunger Strike To Protest the Sudan
Friday, August 6, 2004 at 12:52PM
Talk Radio Host Joe Madison: Why I Am On A Hunger Strike To Protest the Sudanese Government
Madison has been on a hunger strike since July 12. He is demanding an immediate end to the Sudanese government's obstruction of humanitarian aid to victims of the Sudanese genocide. The situation in the Darfur region of the Sudan continues to grow more serious. Over the past year and a half, More than a million people have been driven from their homes and over 35,000 people have been killed. Yesterday, the Sudanese government organized a rally of 100,000 people to condemn a UN Security Council resolution setting a 30-day deadline for Sudan to disarm the Janjaweed militias responsible for the killings in Darfur. At yesterday"s rally, the demonstrators accused Secretary General Kofi Annan of collaborating with the United States and Israel. [more]
Madison has been on a hunger strike since July 12. He is demanding an immediate end to the Sudanese government's obstruction of humanitarian aid to victims of the Sudanese genocide. The situation in the Darfur region of the Sudan continues to grow more serious. Over the past year and a half, More than a million people have been driven from their homes and over 35,000 people have been killed. Yesterday, the Sudanese government organized a rally of 100,000 people to condemn a UN Security Council resolution setting a 30-day deadline for Sudan to disarm the Janjaweed militias responsible for the killings in Darfur. At yesterday"s rally, the demonstrators accused Secretary General Kofi Annan of collaborating with the United States and Israel. [more]