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Republic of South Sudan

Supermodel, former refugee and UNHCR Refugee Advocate, Alek Wek

Alek Wek raises awareness of refugees' plight

Alexis Garrett Stodghill
theGRIO REPORT - Now free from the specter of war, those returning to the newly christened South Sudan (split off from Sudan in the north through the treaty) are facing fresh perils. Wek's retraced her journey back home to South Sudan in July of 2012 to draw attention to their plight...
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Guor Marial competing for Iowa State. (Photo courtesy Iowa State athletics)

South Sudanese marathoner to run in Olympics

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This weekend, the IOC granted Marial permission to run in the London Olympics as an independent under the Olympic flag...
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