More News: Because the world keeps turning

• Chinese security forces are conducting house-by-house searches in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, arresting people suspected of involvement in the recent protests. Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch expressed concern for those detained, as China vowed “severe punishment” for demonstrators who did not surrender by yesterday’s deadline. And China doesn’t have the best reputation for its treatment of detained human rights activists.
• Further dampening hopes of a peace treaty in Uganda, LRA leader Joseph Kony, in his new hideout in CAR (discussed in a previous post), appears to have established contact with Chadian rebel leader General Mahamat Nouri. Oh to be a fly on the wall…
• Dafurian rebel group Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) is demanding one-on-one negotiations with Khartoum, claiming to be the only viable group in the region. Delusional, much?