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Pibor and what lies ahead

gigglingbob — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 07:13:58 +0000

When I talked with her on the phone Sunday, I don't think I had ever heard her so sad and dejected before. She said many people were coming back from hiding in the bush looking for food in Pibor and not finding anything. The little money that she had she gave out to some relatives but she knew it wasn't enough to do much of anything.

Pibor Numbers Game: UN vs Murle

rob — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 08:09:46 +0000

Hilde Johnson, UN Special Representative for South Sudan, said reports that over 3,000 people were killed last week when thousands of armed youths attacked the Pibor region of Jonglei state appeared to be a false alarm.

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 [...]

This is not an Election

rob — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 20:16:47 +0000

I spent the whole day trying to get through to my wife in Sudan. ”The number you are trying to reach is unavailable, please try again later”. Worried. All sorts of scenarios playing out in my head as to what might have happened. Forcing myself to assume her phone was off, battery was low or [...]

“100 percent sure” that she will be arrested

rob — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 15:37:25 +0000

UPDATE: Just spoke with Mary on the phone. She is now in Pibor town and has not been arrested yet. She sounded very calm and a bit more relaxed than I expected. She was able to get word out to some outside sources that seemed to have been ablel to send messages to the local [...]

Violence in Pibor

rob — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 09:49:30 +0000

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We have been getting reports out of Pibor this morning that SPLA soldiers have arrested and detained large groups of people within Pibor town and have transported them to unknown locations. Mary has been trying to get in touch with her brother who is currently in the area, but his [...]

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 [...]

not good news

rob — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:10:44 +0000

i probably should have posted this the other day. But i’ve been slow when it comes to the internet lately. sorry mom, will work on an email soon.

The region and tribe that my wife comes from was attacked by a rival tribe just a little over a week ago. Some really horrible news is [...]