George Clooney is released after being arrested and taken away in handcuffs at Sudan protest in Washington
The 50-year-old actor was arrested after ignoring three warnings not to cross a police line outside the embassy this morning
Clooney called for an end to the plight of 'innocent children' in Sudan as he was taken into custody
Clooney's father Nick and Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Moran were also arrested
George Clooney has been released after being arrested and taken away in handcuffs at a protest outside the Sudanese Embassy in Washington.
The 50-year-old actor, his father Nick and a number of other protesters had been given three verbal warnings by police not to cross a police line outside the embassy before being taken into custody.
With his hands cuffed behind his back in white zip-ties, Clooney addressed the plight of 'innocent children' in Sudan.
'Stop raping them and stop starving them,' he said. 'That's all that we ask.'
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George Clooney is led away in handcuffs by two officers after being arrested for civil disobedience after protesting at the Sudan Embassy in Washington
The 50-year-old actor had ignored three warnings from officers not to cross a police line at the embassy
A police officer handles Clooney as he taken away from protest over the escalating humanitarian crisis in Sudan
The protestors accuse Sudan's president, Omar al-Bashir, of provoking a humanitarian crisis and blocking food and aid from entering the Nuba Mountains in the county's border region with South Sudan.
The actor, joined by his father continued to push his cause as he spoke to the media outside the police station moments after his release.
Clooney and his father Nick were protesting against the country's humanitarian crisis and food and aid being blocked from entering the Nuba Mountains
George Clooney watches as his father Nick (2nd R) is also are arrested after protesting at the Sudan Embassy
Clooney was placed in a police van and taken into custody after his arrest this morning
A supporter shouted out 'thank you, George' as Clooney, center, followed by Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va, lower left, was placed into a police vehicle
Clooney added that the second thing he was there for, 'is for the government in Khartoum to stop randomly killing its own innocent men, women and children. Stop raping them and stop starving them.'
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