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Mary Boyoi, Parliamentary Candidate, Arrested in Pibor

rob — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:26:07 +0000

Today Mary was arrested in Pibor when she went to cast her vote in the election.

I was only able to talk with her briefly. She sounds ok and is no longer in custody, although I believe she is extremely shaken up and feeling bruised. From what I understood, she went to the polling station [...]

Update: Mary Boyoi’s Campaign in Jonglei State, Sudan

rob — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:55:41 +0000

Just got a call from Mary. She has returned to Bor and is on her way to Juba today, so she was finally back on the grid and able to use her phone.

She has been in Pibor, Jonglei for the last few days trying to campaign. A journalist had joined her and was making [...]

Mary in Juba Post

rob — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 14:46:46 +0000

My friend sent this to me from Juba today. Mary is already getting in the local news. Woohoo!!