George Clooney Was Arrested in Protest at Sudan Embassy

George Clooney Was Arrested in Protest at Sudan Embassy: George Clooney and his father were arrested Friday during a demonstration outside the Sudanese Embassy, ​​and the actor says he has asked President Barack Obama to China to stop the humanitarian crisis in North Africa.

The protesters accused President Omar al-Bashir to create a humanitarian crisis and food aid from the entrance and blocking the Nuba Mountains in the border district with South Sudan.

Clooney and his father, Nick Clooney, and others, including the U.S., the Democratic Republic Moran of Virginia, Jim, NAACP President Ben Jealous and Martin Luther King III, were arrested after warned three times not to cross police lines outside the Embassy. They were handcuffed and placed in the forefront of American intelligence.

The arrest was made after George Clooney meets with Obama this week, showed in the Senate and attended a state dinner for British Prime Minister David Cameron.

Clooney told the Associated Press, before his arrest that he can not hope to draw attention to the crisis in Sudan, but he does not know, progress has been made. He said he was surprised, however, Obama's commitment on this issue.

"It's amazing to sit with a world leader who knows the intricacies of what is happening in Sudan," he said.

The actor said that he asked Obama to bring China to push for a more in Sudan. He said that world leaders should "follow the money" flowing into the Sudanese leaders to denounce corruption.

"This is a time when we have a chance to do something, because if we do not, within three or four months will be a humanitarian catastrophe," said Clooney before his arrest.

"It is foolish to think thoughts that you succeed in this," he said. "But if it is strong enough and you'll be hard enough to do, people will know less, and you can not say we did not know. This is the first step."