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Thursday, April 3, 2008
Associated Press
As the world turns its eyes to China for the Olympic Games, actress Mia Farrow will be broadcasting less glamorous fare from a Sudanese refugee camp to highlight China's involvement in the region.
Farrow will spend the first week of the Games showing the poor living conditions of ethnic African refugees displaced by conflict with the Sudanese Arab-dominated government, the group Dream for Darfur announced Thursday.
The group criticizes China's role as Sudan's main trading partner, buying oil from Sudan and selling the country many of the weapons used to wage war on the agrarian tribal people of Darfur, said executive director Jill Savitt.
Dream for Darfur, along with partners Save Darfur Coalition and the San Francisco Bay Area Darfur Coalition, also wants world leaders to boycott the opening ceremonies unless UNAMID — the United Nations African Union Mission in Darfur, a peacekeeping mission ,is fully deployed in the region.
"We're calling on world leaders to not sit by as Beijing celebrates itself," Savitt said.
Farrow's broadcasts will be available over the Internet.
Farrow's representatives said the actress could not immediately be reached for comment Thursday.