Website for documentary Dar fur - War for Water
Always updated news about Darfur can be found at: www.sudantribune.com
| 19. November 2008: |
Documentary Dar Fur - War for water will be shown at inernational documentary film festival in Amsterdam (IDFA) at these times:
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| 23. October 2008: | Tomo Križnar organizes benefit concert in support of Darfur Performers: Multimedia event will include exclusive footage from endangered territories of Darfur and surrounding areas. Festivalna dvorana, Ljubljana (Slovenia) Wednesday 5. November from 18h to 23h. |
| 15. July 2008: | Documentary film Dar Fur - War for Water will be shown on following film festivals: Mid-October in film theaters across Slovenia. |
| 16. May 2008: | New website for documentary www.DarFurWarForWater.com |
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| 25. November 2007: | Article on Sudan Tribune about Tomo' opinion on award that was given to Darfur lawyer Salih Mahmoud Osman |
| 28. July 2007: | DAR FUR - War for Water, documentary film in production. Directed by Tomo Kriznar and Maja Weiss. Filmed by Tomo Kriznar in Darfur, year 2006. Some material was also provided by RTV Slovenija and Info TV. Produced by Ida Weiss. Production company, Bela film. Documentary is expected to be released in February 2008. |
| 13. July 2007: | Petition to help free Suleiman Jamous by Laurie Traktman |
| 16. maj 2007: | Article from Reporters Without Borders: Sudan - Annual report |
| 4. april 2007: | Mia Farrow attacks Spielberg, Olympic sponsors on Darfur (Reuters) |
| 19. Februar 2007: | Recommended article: Is Sudan interested in Darfur Peace Talks? - The case of S. Jamous (By Eric Reeves on Sudan Tribune) |
| 14. January 2007: | Please participate in the Petition to help Suleiman Jamous (former humanitarian coordinator of the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM/A) and an outspoken critic of the DPA) |
| 12. November 2006: | On Monday, November 13th Tomo will be in New York attending the trial against sudanese president Al-Bashir that is organised by coalition of anti-genocide activist groups. More about the event on: http://www.judgmentongenocide.org |
| 6. October 2006: | Read the commentary from Tomo Kriznar published in Independent, 4.October 2006. |
| 5. September 2006: | Tomo Kriznar returned to Slovenia! Photo: Tomo with his dog Meda at Ljubljana airport [Source: www.dnevnik.si] |
| 4. September 2006: | Tomo Kriznar was released from prison in Al Fasher today at 13.00 as a result of a pardon by Sudanese president Al-Bashir. Accompanied by his lawyer and member of Sudanese police he completed necessary formalities for leaving Darfur region. After that he boarded a plane for Khartoum at 14.00 CET with Slovenian president's special envoy Hamdija Blekic and will continue on his way to Ljubljana, Slovenia soon. |
| 2. September 2006: | Sudanese president Omer al-Bashir has issued a decision releasing the presidential Slovene envoy Tomo Kriznar from jail. Message from the website of official Sudan press agency SUNA News: |
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President Al-Bashir issues decree droping penalty on Slovenian President's Advisor Khartoum, Sept. 2 (SUNA)- The President of the Republic, Field Marshal Omer Al-Bashir, has issued a decree at recommendation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs dropping the penalty on the Adviser of the Slovenian President, Tommy Kazara, who had been sentenced by a court to two years imprisonment, a fine of 500,000 Sudanese dinars and expel from Sudan. Al-Fashir Court charged the Slovenian President's Adviser under Articles (53) and (66) of the Criminal Law for 1991 and Article (10 "a") of the Passports Law, concerning spying on the country, publication of false reports and news, and entering Sudan without an entry visa. The court has availed the defendant the right to appeal in a time that shall not exceed 14 days as of the issuance of the verdict, which was on last August the 14th. In the meantime, SUNA regular press forum is to host on Sunday at 12:00 noon Envoy of the Slovenian President Hamdi Balkech, who presented a message to the President of the Republic, appealing on him to pardon the Slovenian Adviser. [ZA/BT] |
| 15. August 2006: | The Aegis Trust campaign: VISIT KRIZNAR - AND GO TO DARFUR Articles about Tomo's sentence on Reuters, BBC News, Sudan Tribune, Aljazeera. |
| 14. August 2006: | Today Tomo Kriznar was convicted to 2 years in prison, after which he will be deported from Sudan and a financial penalty. |
| 10. August 2006: | Tomo's lawyer Mohamed Mahyoub confirmed that German ambassador Dr. Stephan Keller visited Tomo in jail yesterday. He did not know what was discussed at this meeting. There will be a testimony of defense witness from Minawi fraction of SLA on Saturday. |
| 3. August 2006: | Article on Sudan Tribune about Tomo's trial. |
| 29. July 2006: | Article The trial of Slovene President's adviser has started in the Sudanese city of Fasher has been added. |
| 21. July 2006: | Tomo Kriznar, Slovene president Janez Drnovsek’s special envoy to the western Sudanese province of Darfur, has said that court proceedings against him have been started in the Sudanese city of Al Fasher, Drnovsek’s office reported. According to Kriznar, who was arrested on Wednesday for lacking a valid visa for Sudan, he is being dealt with in a correct manner and is expecting a hearing. Drnovsek’s office has already called on the president of the African Union commission, the Sudanese embassy in Vienna, which also covers Slovenia, as well as other foreign institutions for assistance in securing Kriznar’s release. According to the office, the Sudanese authorities should take into consideration Kriznar’s health condition and his activities aimed at establishing peace in Darfur and return him to Slovenia as soon as possible. The office also contacted Pekka Haavista, EU’s special envoy to Sudan, and asked him to assist in efforts to bring Kriznar back to Slovenia as soon as possible. It moreover called on Slovenia’s Foreign Ministry to try and secure Kriznar’s release through diplomatic channels. |
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