Links to various items concerning Tuesday's announcement (primarily news stories, but also several analysis features and press releases); updated many times (through Wednesday) to add several more:
(See Sudan Tribune, Sudan.Net, Yahoo! News, and AlertNet for alternate/earlier versions and some additional sidebars.)
"ICC prosecutor asks judges to summon ex-interior minister, militia leader for Darfur" (JURIST "Paper Chase" post)
"It's a Start" (blog post by USHMM's Jerry Fowler)
"The ICC 'Application' Concerning International Crimes in Darfur" (full-length analysis by Eric Reeves)
"Jagged little irony for Sudan war crimes suspect" (AlertNet "NewsBlog" post by Megan Rowling)
"World court's big move on Darfur: The International Criminal Court indicted a key Sudanese official and a janjaweed leader Tuesday" (by Robert Marquand of the "Christian Science Monitor")
"Court announces two suspects of war crimes in Darfur" (by McClatchy's Shashank Bengali)
"Sudan Official Accused of War Crimes; Ex-Interior Minister, Along With Darfur Militia Leader, Named by International Court" (by Nora Boustany and Stephanie McCrummen of the "Washington Post")
"Prosecutor accuses Sudan official of atrocities" (by Maggie Farley and Edmund Sanders of the "Los Angeles Times")
"Sudanese ministers charged with orchestrating slaughter in Darfur" (UK's "Times")
"ICC names first Darfur war crimes suspects" (also "Times")
"Expect lowly elements to be named, while senior government chiefs escape blame" (analysis feature by Rob Crilly, also for the "Times")
"Sudan defiant as war crimes court names Darfur suspects" (also by Rob Crilly, for the "Scotsman")
"ICC names war crimes suspects in Darfur" ("Financial Times")
"Minister named as Darfur war crimes suspect" (by Alex Duval Smith of the UK's "Independent")
"Rights Activists Welcome ICC Summons on Darfur" (by IPS's Jim Lobe)
"ICC war-crimes move ‘a good first step’" (IRIN)
"2 Face Trials at the Hague Over Darfur Atrocities" / "Global war crimes court names 2 suspects in Darfur case: War crimes court seeks to try officials" ("New York Times" and co-owned "International Herald Tribune")
"International Court Names Darfur War Suspects" (also "New York Times")
"International court names first suspects to be accused of war crimes in Darfur" (by Mike Pflanz of the UK's "Telegraph")
"Q&A: International Criminal Court" ("Telegraph" backgrounder)
"Sudanese minister indicted over Darfur" (by Xan Rice of the UK's "Guardian")
"Court names Darfur war crimes suspects" ("Guardian" agencies story)
"Darfur suspects named" (Radio Netherlands)
"ICC Prosecutor Names Darfur Suspects: Moreno-Ocampo asks pre-trial judges to consider his evidence, and issue summonses for two suspects to appear before the ICC" (by IWPR's Katy Glassborow)
"International Criminal Court Names First Darfur War Crimes Suspects" (basic VOA story)
"International Court Names Top Suspects in Darfur War Crimes" (VOA correspondent report)
"Darfuris Say Hague's List Must Include Al-Bashir" / "Darfuris want Sudan president brought to justice too" (by Noel King, for VOA and DPA, respectively)
"ICC prosecutor accuses Sudanese minister in Darfur crimes" (primary DPA story)
"Sudan rejects world court's naming of Darfur crimes suspects" (also DPA)
"Sudanese minister denounces ICC accusations of Darfur crimes" (also DPA)
"World court's move only a first step for Darfur crisis" (analysis feature by DPA's Tia Goldenberg)
"Sudan defiant on Darfur suspects" (primary BBC story)
"Darfur war crimes suspect defiant" (later BBC story)
"ICC claims further isolate Sudan" (analysis feature by the BBC's Jonah Fisher)
"ICC names first war crimes suspects in Darfur" (primary Reuters story, by Emma Thomasson)
"Sudan rejects ICC jurisdiction, says one suspect held" (by Reuters' Aziz El-Kaissouni)
"Some details on ICC Darfur indictees" (Reuters sidebar)
"Reaction to ICC action on Darfur" (Reuters "Instant View" sidebar)
"S. Africa supports ICC moves on Darfur - official" (also Reuters)
"Sudanese ICC suspect says inspired by Saddam" (also Reuters)
"Darfur rebel groups hail ICC move on Darfur suspects" (AFP)
"Khartoum rejects ICC jurisdiction over Darfur crimes" (also AFP)
"International court names first Darfur war crimes suspects" (also AFP)
"US calls on Sudan to cooperate with international tribunal on Darfur crimes" (also AFP)
"Sudan war crimes suspect denies ICC 'political' charges" (also AFP)
"Sudan rejects ICC war-crime allegations against two Sudanese" (AP)
"International Criminal Court names former Sudan minister in Darfur war crimes case" (also AP)
"U.S. welcomes International Criminal Court's indictments on Darfur" (also AP)
"Sudanese minister is quoted as saying ICC accusations of war crimes are political" (also AP)
"Thumbnail sketches of the two Sudanese men named as Darfur suspects" (AP sidebar)
"Sudan's empty promises to U.N." (UPI analysis feature)
"Sudan: ICC has no jurisdiction" (also UPI)
"Khartoum rejects ICC war crimes ruling" (MISNA, reprinted by Spero)
"Hague court names Darfur suspects" (agencies story from the "Australian")
"Sudan rejects ICC evidence over alleged war crimes" (Australia's ABC)
"Expert says court action could calm Darfur" (ABC program transcript)
"Court seeks to try suspects for atrocities in Darfur:International tribunal faces obstacles in prosecuting politician, militia leader" ("Globe and Mail")
"2 charged with Darfur crimes: ("Toronto Star") "
"International Criminal Court names first war crimes suspects in Darfur" (UN News Service)
"ICC Prosecutor Identifies First Darfur Suspects; First ICC Case on Darfur Brings Justice Closer for Victims" (HRW press release)
"International Criminal Court Prosecutions Welcomed; Those Responsible Warned" (Crisis Group press release)
"Accountability in Darfur: ICC proceedings against two Darfur suspects signal that the court may be able to succeed in western Sudan, where there is little international political will for tough action and the UN Security Council is deadlocked" (IWPR commentary by Crisis Group's David Mozersky)
"Application for summonses for two war crimes suspects a small but significant step towards justice in Darfur" (AI press release)
"HRF Urges Prosecutor to Pursue Evidence 'Up the Chain of Command' in Darfur Case" (HRF press release)
"Refugees International Applauds International Criminal Court Actions Against Darfur Atrocities" (RI press release)
"ICC Releases Evidence on Darfur Crimes" (RI "WorldBridge" post)
"As ICC Releases War Crimes Evidence, PHR Calls for Crime Prevention and Protection in Darfur and Arrest of Two Suspects" (PHR press release)
"Aegis Trust welcomes Darfur indictments, urges support to ICC" (Aegis Trust press release)
"ICTJ Welcomes Naming of Darfur War Crimes Suspects by ICC Prosecutor; Announcement Marks First Step in Combating Impunity and Deterring Ongoing Violence" (ICTJ press release)
"The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court requests judges to summon two individuals allegedly responsible for crimes committed in Darfur" / "Le Procureur de la Cour Pénale Internationale demande aux juges de citer à comparaître deux responsables présumés de crimes contre l’humanité et crimes de guerre commis au Darfour" (FIDH/SOAT press release, in English and in French)
"Main war criminal Gosh must not remain unpunished!" / "Hauptkriegsverbrecher Gosh darf nicht straflos bleiben!" (GfbV press release, in English and in German)
"Genocide Intervention Network Calls on United States to Support International Criminal Court in Darfur" (GI-Net press release)
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