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Article

5 Apr 2005

Author:
Marcella Bombardieri, Boston Globe

Harvard to sell its stake in firm tied to Sudan

Under mounting pressure from student activists, Harvard University announced yesterday that it will sell an estimated $4.4 million stake in PetroChina, whose parent company is closely tied to the Sudanese government, accused by the United States of waging a genocidal campaign to suppress rebels in Darfur. [also refers to China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC)]