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Damanga works to promote the human rights of the people of Darfur and to ensure the preservation of their ethnic communities.  Damanga seeks guarantees of equality, freedom and democracy for all people in Sudan and elsewhere throughout the world.

Upcoming Events
Executive Director Mohamed Yahya Visits NJ State House
Monday, May 19, 2008
Rally at the U.S. Mission at the United Nations
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Recent Events
Press Conference Highlighting China's Human Rights Policies as the Olympics Approach
May 01, 2008
Mohamed Yahya Spoke at Beth Israel Congregation in Fayetteville, North Carolina
April 30, 2008
Mohamed Yahya Attends Passover Seder for Jews Arabs and Muslims
April 27, 2008
Mohamed Yahya Spoke at Bard College New York
April 17, 2008
Mohamed Yahya to Speak on Discussion Panel at Temple Shalom in Chevy Chase, Maryland
April 13, 2008
Mohamed Yahya Participated in San Francisco Dream for Darfur Rally
April 09, 2008
Mohamed Yahya spoke at the Dream for Darfur Rally Hosted by Ithaca College and Cornell University
April 05, 2008
Mohamed Yahya spoke at Saint Joseph's University on the Week of The African Child
March 31, 2008
Mohamed Yahya spoke at Williamsburg Virginia on "Save Darfur: A Moral Imperative"
March 27, 2008
Executive Director Mohamed Yahya spoke at Darfur Action Now at American University
March 27, 2008
Executive Director Mohamed Yahya speaks at the Interfaith Coalition to Save Darfur
February 22-24, 2008
Executive Director Mohamed Inspired Students at The Washington Center
February 11, 2008
Executive Director Mohamed Spoke at Several Events and Locations in Denver, Colorado
February 03-07, 2008
Executive Director Mohamed spoke at the International Week at the University of Alberta
January 28-29, 2008
Executive Director Mohamed spoke at Not on Our Watch, Not on Our Dime Rally in Atlanta GA
Saturday, January 27-28, 2008
Mohamed Yahya Attends Evening of Excellence
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Mohamed Yahya Participates in Panel Discussion
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Mohamed Yahya Spoke at the Chinese Embassy at the Torch Relay (Olympic Dream for Darfur Event)
Monday, December 10, 2007
Mohamed Yahya Spoke at Mount Horeb High School
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Executive Director Mohamed Yahya Speaks in Front of White House at Rally
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Damanga participates in The New Sudan Way Forward Conference 2007
Friday-Saturday, November 16-17, 2007
Mohamed Yahya Spoke at University of South Florida
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Executive Director Mohamed Yahya spoke at the Dream for Darfur event in Portland Oregon
Thursday, November 8-11, 2007
Executive Director Mohamed Yahya interviewed on Air America Radio 1480 KPHX Phoenix, AZ
Saturday, November 3, 2007
Board President Daowd Salih Speaks at Stand Up For Darfur Concert To Benefit Darfur Relief Organizations
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Executive Director Mohamed Yahya Speaks at Florida State University
Monday, October 8, 2007
Executive Director Mohamed Yahya Attends Save Darfur Rally in Columbia, South Carolina
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Executive Director Mohamed Yahya Participates in a Panel Discussion After Screening of 'The Devil Came On Horseback' in Columbia, SC
Friday, October 5, 2007
Mohamed Yahya Attends Aliens in America: Considering Post-9/11 Tensions Through Popular Culture
October 01, 2007
Mohamed Yahya Speaks at STAND National Conference
September 29, 2007
Mohamed Yahya Speaks at Congregation Beth Ahabah in Richmond, VA
September 28, 2007
Mohamed Yahya Speaks at Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield, IL
September 25, 2007
Mohamed Yahya Speaks at University of Wisconsin Rock County
September 20, 2007
Mohamed Yahya Speaks at Songs for Darfur in Topanga, CA
September 15, 2007
Mohamed Yahya Interviewed on WPFW, Washington, DC
September 12, 2007
Singer/Songwriter Brett Dennen's 'Love Speaks' Tour Highlights Damanga's Work in Charlottesville, VA
September 11, 2007
Executive Director Mohamed Yahya Interviewed on American Public Media's 'The Story'
August 20, 2007
Executive Director Mohamed Yahya Speaks to Darfur Interfaith Coalition in Raleigh, NC
August 18, 2007
Executive Director Mohamed Yahya Speaks at Davies Memorial Unitarian Universalist Church
August 5, 2007
Mohamed Yahya Speaks at The Washington Center
July 23, 2007
Mohamed Yahya Speaks at Los Angeles Darfur Observance Day
May 20, 2007
Board President Daowd Salih Speaks at Sprint for Darfur in Washington, DC
May 20, 2007
Mohamed Yahya Speaks at GO (Goal-Oriented) STAND Canada Conference
May 8, 2007
Mohamed Yahya Attends Performance Inspired by His Life at Valkyrie Theater in Hollywood, CA
May 4-5, 2007
Daowd Salih Speaks at Global Days for Darfur Rally in Denver, CO
April 29, 2007
Mohamed Yahya Speaks at Global Days for Darfur White House Rally
April 29, 2007
Mohamed Yahya Speaks at Global Days for Darfur Rally in Pittsburgh, PA
April 28, 2007
Board President Daowd Salih Speaks at Temple Beth El in Hillsborough, NJ
April 25, 2007
Mohamed Yahya Speaks at Fidelity Divest for Darfur Rally in Washington, DC
April 25, 2007
Executive Director Mohamed Yahya Speaks to Beth Shalom Congregation in Potomac, MD
April 22, 2007
Mohamed Yahya Speaks at Camp Young Judea in Verbank, NY
April 20, 2007
Mohamed Yahya Speaks at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA
April 19, 2007
Mohamed Yahya Speaks at University of Virginia for STAND's Darfur Week
April 18, 2007
Executive Director Mohamed Yahya Speaks to Citizens for Humanity at Frederick Community College, Maryland
April 17, 2007
Mohamed Yahya Speaks at Grinnell College on Holocaust Remembrance Day
April 15, 2007
Mohamed Yahya Speaks at Ramapo High School in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey
April 13, 2007
Mohamed Yahya and Daowd Salih Speak at St. Johns University in Staten Island and Queens
April 12, 2007
Board President Daowd Salih Joins US Holocaust Museum in Announcing Darfur Mapping Initiative with Google Earth
April 10, 2007
Press Releases
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Damanga Encourages International Community to Deny Sudan $6 Billion Pledge
May 08, 2008
US Normalizing Ties With Khartoum Causes Fresh Violence
May 05, 2008
Damanga Extends Condolences: At Least Twenty-Two Die in Plane Crash in South Sudan
May 03, 2008
Damanga Condemns the Deaths of Five Darfuris Over Census Concerns
May 02, 2008
Damanga Opposes Normalizing Relations with Sudan
May 01, 2008
Mohamed Yahya features in Washington Post Article "The Orange on The Seder"
April 29, 2008
Damanga Opposes Census in Sudan
April 25, 2008
Damanga Believes 300,000 Deaths is an Understatment
April 25, 2008
Damanga Condemns the Killing of UN Worker
April 24, 2008
Bandits Attack UNAMID Police Officers
April 11, 2008
Damanga Condemns Bombing of Darfur Villages
April 01, 2008
Damanga Praises Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Maxime Bernier
March 28, 2008
Damanga Condemns the Killings of Three Aid Workers
March 27, 2008
Words Translated Into Action Can Change the World
March 19, 2008
Damanga Condemns Killing of Sudanese Woman
March 19, 2008
Damanga Repulsed by JEM
March 19, 2008
Sudan-Chad Peace Initiatives
March 19, 2008
Damanga Commends George Clooney for His Peace Initiatives
March 11, 2008
Russia Steps Up to The Task in Darfur
March 06, 2008
Damanga Commends Williamson's Stance
March 06, 2008
Damanga Applauds Israel for SLM Acceptance
March 05, 2008
Damanga Praises Wanted for War Crimes Campaign
February 29, 2008
Executive Director Mohamed Yahya On North Carolina TV Stations
February 28, 2008
Darfuri Refugee Yassin Musa Recieves Israeli ID Card
February 22, 2008
Rep Brad Miller Speaks on Darfur at Millbrook High School
February 22, 2008
Executive Director Mohamed Yahya Congratulates Dr. Andy Knight on his UN Nomination
February 19, 2008
Damanga Extends its Condolences to the Students and Families of Northern Illinois University
February 15, 2008
Damanga Praises Spielberg for Standing Up for Darfur
February 13, 2008
Sudanese Government and Janjaweed Arab Militia Attack Darfur in Act of Desperation
February 08, 2008
Damanga Concerned About conflict in Chad
February 06, 2008
Janjaweed Leader, Musa Hilal, Appointed Advisor to Sudan's Federal Affairs Ministry
February 01, 2008
Fresh Waves of Violence Erupt in Western and Southern Darfur
January 16, 2008
Damanga Regrets the Killing of US Diplomat John Granville
January 08, 2008
Damanga Receives $2,467 Donation from High School Student Organizations
December 17, 2007
Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act Passes the Senate
December 15, 2007
Damanga Receives $2,000 Donation from Four-Teen Year Old
November 27, 2007
Damanga Calls for Thorough Investigation of chad Kidnapping
November 26, 2007
Damanga Denounces Al Bashir's Declaration of War on Southern Sudan
November 25, 2007
Damanga Astonished at President Gaddafi's Remarks
November 19, 2007
Executive Director Mohamed Yahya interviewed by The Skanner Newspaper
November 13, 2007
Damanga Receives $100,000 Grant
November 08, 2007
US Holocaust Museum and Google Earth Launch Genocide Prevention Mapping Initiative for Darfur
Damanga Responds to President Carter's Comments on Darfur
October 11, 2007
Damanga Opposes the Killing and Kidnapping of African Union Peace Keepers
October 04, 2007
Damanga Praises Decision of Israeli Government to Grant Citizenship to Darfurian Refugees
September 5, 2007
Darfurian Refugees Flee Egypt for Peaceful Haven in Israel
August 10, 2007
Damanga Calls for Immediate Release of Suleiman Jamous
August 8, 2007
Damanga Calls for Immediate Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1769
August 3, 2007
Damanga Applauds Sanctions, But Says Peacekeepers Are Still Urgently Needed
May 31, 2007
Pittsburgh Rally for Darfur A Success
May 1, 2007
Damanga Joins the Nation in Grieving for the Victims of Virginia Tech
April 20 , 2007
Damanga Receives Grant from Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro
March 2, 2007
Damanga Encouraged By First Steps of the International Criminal Court
March 1, 2007
US-Islamic World Forum Fails to Address Darfur
February 28, 2007
International Criminal Court to Hear Evidence Against Alleged Darfur War Criminals
February 26, 2007
Special Envoy Natsios' Comments Undermine the Security of Darfur's People
February 13, 2007
Sudan is Denied AU Presidency for Second Consecutive Year
January 29, 2007
US House Committee on Foreign Affairs to Hold Hearing on Darfur
January 19, 2007
Damanga Urges Caution in Light of Reported Agreement on Ceasefire in Darfur
January 11, 2007
Reports
Violence Erupts in El Geneina
March 07, 2008
Conflict in Libya
February 04, 2008
Janjaweed Arab Militia Attacks Convoys
November 26, 2007
The Attacks Against Civilians Have Increased Over The Last Weekend
November 25, 2007
House Passes Bill Introduced by Rep. Miller calling on the President and the International Community to Denounce Acts of Sexual Violence in the Darfur Region
November 01, 2007
Protest Over Victim's Death Leads to Additional Killings in Al-Geneina
March 26, 2007
Janjaweed Blind Man in El-Fasher For His Marriage to Arab Woman
March 22, 2007
Janjaweed and Government Troops Terrorize El-Fasher
March 21, 2007
Couple Dragged and Severely Injured in Janjaweed Attack
March 20, 2007
Man Shot Dead in Hai-althora District of Al-Geneina
March 18, 2007
Brother of Official Killed in Al-Geneina
March 18, 2007
Another Man Killed Inside Kernang Refugee Camp
March 16, 2007
Sudanese Army, Janjaweed Militia Join Forces Near El Fasher
March 12, 2007
New Forces Training to Face Peacekeeping Troops, Says Sudanese Government Insider
March 12, 2007
A Terrible Night in El Fasher
March 11, 2007
Violence Continues in City Where AU Peacekeeping Forces Are Based
March 6, 2007
Insecurity on the Rise in El Fasher; Military Assault By Janjaweed Seems Imminent
March 5, 2007
Man Beaten to Death Inside Kernang Refugee Camp
March 4, 2007
New Attacks Reported in Sirba
February 16, 2007
Violence in Darfur Not Limited to Rural Areas
February 1, 2007
Other News
New Press Release on al-Muhandiseen Masscacre from Sudan Human Rights Organization - Cairo
March 27, 2007
Press Release from Sudan Human Rights Organization - Cairo
March 15, 2007
John Morlino's Editorial: Plea to Bush: Stop the Genocide
February 28, 2007
New Issue of Sudanese Human Rights Quarterly
February 1, 2007

Action Updates
Damanga Joins with Darfur Interfaith Network to Train Activists
Sudan Divestment Suffers Setback in Virginia, But Federal Legislation Moves Ahead
Recent Actions
Mohamed Yahya and Mia Farrow Executive Director Mohamed Yahya and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Mia Farrow Marching as Torch-Bearers for Dream for Darfur Torch Relay in Washington, DC, December 10, 2007.
Mohamed Yahya and Mia Farrow Executive Director Mohamed Yahya and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Mia Farrow Demand Action on Darfur at Global Day for Darfur Rally in Front of the White House in Washington, DC
Embassy Protest I Stand With Darfur on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.  Hundreds attended a rally in front of the Sudanese Embassy, at which Rep. Tom Lantos announced his intention to call a hearing on Darfur in the Foreign Affairs Committee.  At night, protesters pitched tents on the lawn, and projected images of Darfuri refugees on the facade of the Embassy
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