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SOUTH SUDAN / CPA ANNIVERSARY PROTEST
STORY: SOUTH SUDAN / CPA ANNIVERSARY MARCH
TRT: 2:12
SOURCE: UNMISS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH /ARABIC/ NATS
DATELINE: 09 JANUARY 2012, JUBA/ SOUTH SUDAN
1. Wide shot, people marching with banners
2. Close up, lady chanting
3. Med shot, youth chanting
4. Wide shot, loud speakers and people matching
5. Wide shot, concern –X- members chanting
6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ayoum Wol Dhal, spokesperson, Concern –X- Organization, Juba:
“These are South Sudanese of all kind who and the supporters who are willing to match and demonstrate that they are against violence , we also ask people to wear white today no matter what they are doing as a sign that they support the cause of ending violence in South Sudan .The second thing is that we need to change our hearts from the inside, until South Sudanese citizens starts behaving as responsible and it is very difficult for us to go as self esteem and make ourselves to be actually to run our own Country .”
7. Wide shot, people matching
8. Close up, woman ululating
9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Anyith D’Awol member of Concern –X-Organization, Juba:
“We are all people from different tribe, people from different regions and we all care for those people because they are our people. The people in Pibor are our people, the Lou Nuer are our people and it upsetting the they have to go and attack and the Murle have to endure the attack and now they are also willing to go and attack and at the end of the day all of this is because we have not development in our country. And we can not get development in our country because we keep fighting and we don’t have development because we are coming from war, so if we keep fight as a resolution to the problems that we have and we can not develop, where are we going to go”
10. Wide shot, people and banner
11. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Tabitha, member, Concern –X- Organization, Juba:
“I am very sad because we are finishing ourselves. People in Jonglei are killing themselves and its very bad, that’s why I am here today. I would like to express my sign for peace in south Sudan, we need to be united as we were before.”
14. Wide shot, people standing
15. Wide shot, people waving
The new Republic of South Sudan today (9 January) observed the seventh anniversary of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement CPA.
The CPA which was signed on January 9th 2005 in Nairobi Kenya between the Government of Sudan and the SPLM/A ended one of Africa’s longest conflicts. The date is also synonymous to the referendum in 2010 that saw Sudan split into two and the nation of South Sudan was born.
In Juba the capital of the South Sudan there were no official celebrations, but hundreds of people took to the streets to protest against the violence that had engulfed parts of the country since it became an independent state.
The peaceful procession was organized by a newly formed organization, ‘Concern Citizens-X’, under the theme “End Tribal Violence”.
Ayoum Wol Dhal is the spokesperson of the organization, he urged citizens from across the country to observe the day by wearing white T-Shirts or armbands as a symbol to end violence in their nation.
SOUNDBITE (English) Ayoum Wol Dhal, spokesperson, Concern –X- Organization, Juba:
“These are South Sudanese of all kind who and the supporters who are willing to match and demonstrate that they are against violence , we also ask people to wear white today no matter what they are doing as a sign that they support the cause of ending violence in South Sudan .The second thing is that we need to change our hearts from the inside, until South Sudanese citizens start behaving as responsible citizens it will be very difficult for us to grow our self esteem and actually be able to run our own Country.”
The recent violence in Pibor between Lou Nuer Youth and the Murle community left an unknown number of dead and about 60,000 in need of urgent humanitarian help. The violence triggered much condemnation from South Sudanese.
Anyieth D’Awol a member of Concern –X- Organization said that the cycle of violence was a result of lack of development.
SOUNDBITE: (English) Ayoum Wol Dhal, spokesperson, Concern –X- Organization, Juba:
“These are South Sudanese of all kind who and the supporters who are willing to match and demonstrate that they are against violence , we also ask people to wear white today no matter what they are doing as a sign that they support the cause of ending violence in South Sudan .The second thing is that we need to change our hearts from the inside, until South Sudanese citizens starts behaving as responsible and it is very difficult for us to go as self esteem and make ourselves to be actually to run our own Country .”
This new Organization represented by women from all the states of South Sudan, voiced their concern about the brutal killings of innocent women and children in Pibor and other districts. Thabitha comes from Pibor.
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Tabitha, member, Concern –X- Organization:
“I am very sad because we are finishing ourselves. People in Jonglei are killing themselves and its very bad, that’s why I am here today. I would like to express my sign for peace in south Sudan; we need to be united as we were before.”
The march ended at the independence square in front of John Garrang’s Tomb where a moment of silence was held for all those who have lost their lives.
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