Podcast appearances and mentions of peter biar ajak

What role do international partners like the United States play in shaping Sudan's transitional path forward? Deep Dish explores the need for a new approach to conflict resolution that prioritizes civilian interests, joined by Jacqueline Burns, former advisor to the US Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan, and Peter Biar Ajak of the Belfer Center. They question traditional methods and uncover alternative strategies for constructive international engagement to secure a peaceful future for Sudan. Reading List: The Violence in Sudan Is Partly Our Fault, Jacqueline Burns, New York Times, April 23, 2023 

In 2001 a large group of refugee teenagers is rescued from the horrendous war between Sudan and the freedom seeking South Sudan. Many of them now orphaned, had started life as six year old child soldiers who had normalized burying their age mates - dead from starvation, disease and sometimes combat. Peter was keen as a young man to see a free Sudan, but besides knowing how to shoot a gun and communist political ideology indoctrination he possesses little else. The rescue brings the children to the United States where they each begin new lives. Peter Biar Ajak’s remarkable journey of  transformation is enthralling. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit renewdemocracy.substack.com

Democracy is layered defending on perspectives accepted living conditions or otherwise. In this segment,  Dr Peter Biar Ajak spoke on his experiences relating to the state of affairs in South Sudan; and his invitation to speak at the  Summit for Democracy. The interview talk about the situation in South and a possible way forward.

Free to Think talks with Peter Biar Ajak, scholar, civil society leader, and democracy advocate from South Sudan. As a child, Peter was one of the “Lost Boys” of Sudan, who were displaced by the civil war and endured treacherous journeys to refugee camps.  Ultimately, Peter was resettled in the United States, earning degrees in international development and international studies from Harvard and Trinity College, Cambridge. Forgoing career opportunities in North America and Europe, he returned to South Sudan—the youngest sovereign state in the world where roughly half the population of 12 million is under the age of 18—to assist in peacebuilding. His calls for “generational exit”—transitioning political power through free elections--quickly attracted a following among young people, and threats from senior officials. He was arrested, and jailed for 18 months in the notorious Blue House prison. After international campaigns on his behalf, he was released in January 2020.

Learn more about Dan Honig's research and contributions to the field of international  development, and stay tuned for his forthcoming book titled 'Mission-Driven Bureaucrats'. Read  Patchwork Leviathan: Pockets of Bureaucratic Effectiveness in Developing States by Erin Metz McDonnell.Read South Sudan's Capability Trap: Building a State with Disruptive Innovation by Greg Larson, Peter Biar Ajak, and Lant Pritchett. Read The Limits of Accounting-Based Accountability in Education (and Far Beyond): Why More Accounting Will Rarely Solve Accountability Problems by Dan Honig and Lant Pritchett.Read Account-based accountability and Aid Effectiveness by Lant Pritchett.Read The Effect of Increased Autonomy vs. Performance Pay on Procurement Officers’ Performance in Pakistan by Oriana Bandiera, Michael Best, Adnan Khan, and Andrea Prat. 

South Sudanese Presidential press secretary Ateny Wek Ateny has rejected the allegations made by Peter Biar Ajak about the human rights abuses at the national security facility in Juba. - Athookkë bɛny Thɛ̈lba Kiir Mayärdit Atëny Wek Ateny ee jam ye kë cë rɔt luel cë man adɛ̈ ke röör ye kek yɔŋ ka ye kek lööm në thijin yic acie yic.

South Sudanese activist and youth leader Peter Biar Ajak escaped from Kenya to the United States. Biar who spent more than one year at National Security facility known as Blue House the South Sudanese capital said his life was in danger. - Peter Biar Ajak ee kat në Kenya ku leer pane Amirka në riɔ̈ɔ̈c cë rɔt luɔ̈i. Biar ee cë luɔi bë yic në këlon ku wäär keka luel ye cë bɛɛr bë ya lɔ kuany cök në riɛ̈th kuc kek në Kenya. Aye luel ye ye bɛ̈ny Kiir yenë cë kɔc tooc ago lɔ nɔ̈k.

(Audio in Dinka) South Sudanese activist and youth leader Peter Biar Ajak is released from prison after the President Pardoned him with over 20 others. In his first interview with BBC, he said that 'the interrogation by the National Security Agent was on what he said in 2013, 2015 and why he was mobilising the youth across South Sudan'? Here is the segment based on the interview by BBC.

This week, a court in South Sudan convicted and sentenced Peter Biar Ajak. Here's a quick update with what we know. If you don't know about Peter's story, listen to Episode 40: Free Peter Biar and Episode 48: Part 2 . Tim Jimenez is back on the podcast today for the update. Follow Tim on Twitter @timjradio and follow the podcast at @ScrollDownPod .Scroll Down is hosted and produced by Tom Rickert in the KYW Newsradio studios in Philadelphia, you can follow Tom on Twitter at @teerick .

(Audio in Dinka)Peter Biar Ajak has been moved to Juba main prison after the sentence was announced by the judges. Peter Biar Ajak's Lawyer talks about the emotional moment a security officer prevented the wife of the activist from taking a photo with her husband. Peter Biar was sentenced to two years in prison for his role in the National Security prison riot in October of 2018. - (Audio in Dinka)Peter Biar Ajak has been moved to Juba main prison after the sentence was announced by the judges. Peter Biar Ajak's Lawyer talks about the emotional moment a security officer prevented the wife of the activist from taking a photo with her husband. Peter Biar was sentenced to two years in prison for his role in the National Security prison riot in October of 2018.

South Sudanese activist Peter Biar Ajak and former National Security officer Karbino Wol have been sentenced to many years in prison, Wol’s lawyer tells SBS Dinka. - South Sudanese activist Peter Biar Ajak and former National Security officer Karbino Wol have been sentenced to many years in prison, Wol’s lawyer tells SBS Dinka.

Peter Biar Ajak's lawyer in his first interview on SBS Dinka Radio confirmed that the South Sudan National Security charged his client for terrorism among other charges. Authorities are yet to tell why the National Security arrested Peter Biar in July of 2018? According to Philip Anyang, the case developed another twist when the two witnesses testified before judges in Juba. According to Philip, one of the witnesses told the court that ‘Peter Biar Ajak was a crucial player in making peace between the prisoners and the Government.' - Peter Biar Ajak's lawyer in his first interview on SBS Dinka Radio confirmed that the South Sudan National Security charged his client for terrorism among other charges. Authorities are yet to tell why the National Security arrested Peter Biar in July of 2018? According to Philip Anyang, the case developed another twist when the two witnesses testified before judges in Juba. According to Philip, one of the witnesses told the court that ‘Peter Biar Ajak was a crucial player in making peace between the prisoners and the Government.'

Listen to the first part of this story in episode 40, anywhere you get your podcasts, or on kywnewsradio.com Peter Biar Ajak has been in a notorious prison in South Sudan for the last 7 months. Friends of the jailed peace activist and political prisoner say his situation has gotten worse since we talked to them last, back in September of 2018. Follow the effort to free Peter on Twitter: @FreePeterBiar  and on Facebook: @FreePeterBiar  Tim Jimenez (@timjradio) helped bring Peter's story to the podcast today. Scroll Down is hosted and produced by Tom Rickert in the KYW Newsradio studios in Philadelphia. You can follow the podcast on Twitter: @ScrollDownPod, and you can follow Tom on Twitter at @teerick.

Peter Biar Ajak left Sudan during a horrible civil war, one of the 40,000 Lost Boys. He found a new home in Philadelphia, went to Central High School and graduated from La Salle University in 2007. He continued his education at Harvard, then Cambridge. And then, he went back -- hoping to use his education to help bring peace to South Sudan. Peter was arrested in July for speaking out against the South Sudanese government and has been kept in prison since then. His friends from Philadelphia and around the world are calling for his release. Two of his friends from La Salle are on the podcast today to tell us why. Follow the effort to free Peter on Twitter: @FreePeterBiar, on Facebook: @FreePeterBiar, and on the website, FreePeterBiar.org  For more information, email info@FreePeterBiar.com. Tim Jimenez (@timjradio) helped bring Peter's story to the podcast today. You can read his article about Peter on kywnewsradio.com  Scroll Down is hosted and produced by Tom Rickert in the KYW Newsradio studios in Philadelphia. You can follow the podcast on Twitter: @ScrollDownPod, and you can follow Tom on Twitter at @teerick.  

In this exclusive interview, Peter Biar Ajak told SBS about the South Sudanese economy's challenges. Biar said much of the oil's revenues are being paid back as a loan, leaving the South Sudanese government nothing to pay the civil servants. Peter Biar Ajak Deng Biar is a South Sudanese economist who worked in various positions, including the Government of South Sudan at the Ministry of Finance, World Bank, and Center for Strategic Analysis and Research.  - Peter Biar Ajak Deng Biar is a South Sudanese economist who worked in various positions including the Government of South Sudan at the Ministry of Finance, World Bank, Center for Strategic Analysis and Research and a current South Sudan Country Director for International Growth Center which is a UK based agency. Biar is a graduate of Harvard and doing his PhD now in Cambridge. In a an exclusive interview; Biar raised many concerns in relations to South Sudan economy which he believes will down down to the worse level if peace is not done soon and he said.

Roundtable discussion looking at the ongoing crisis in South Sudan Chair: Jason Mosley, Chatham House and African Studies Centre, Speakers: Annette Weber, SWP Berlin, Douglas Johnson, author of "the Root Causes of Sudan'd Civil Wars, Peter Biar Ajak, Cambridge University, Discussant: Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi, Middle East Centre, Oxford University