The Center for the Prevention of Genocide has confirmed the arrest of tribal leaders in Darfur by the Sudanese government. In a clear case of minority and political oppression, the leaders were arrested in the town of Nyala following their meeting with representatives from USAID. A Sudanese government official confirmed that the detainees are being held indefinitely. The arrests occurred after Sudanese Fur tribe representatives met with US officials to provide first hand accounts of the genocidal violence and humanitarian crisis in Darfur. Among the detainees is Mr. Salah Eldin Mohamed Fadul, the Acting Sultan of the Fur tribe.
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