George Clooney leaves police station following arrest in Sudan protest

March 16, 2012, 8:23 PM UTC

By PhotoBlog

Actor George Clooney leaves the Washington Metropolitan Police Department after being arrested outside the Embassy of Sudan March 16, 2012 in Washington, DC. United to End Genocide, the Enough Campaign and Amnesty International held a rally to call on the United States and world leaders to stop the violence in South Sudan and prevent hundreds of thousands of people from starving. — Actor George Clooney leaves the Washington Metropolitan Police Department after being arrested outside the Embassy of Sudan March 16, 2012 in Washington, DC. United to End Genocide, the Enough Campaign and Amnesty International held a rally to call on the United States and world leaders to stop the violence in South Sudan and prevent hundreds of thousands of people from starving.Win McNamee / Getty Images

Actor and activist George Clooney (2nd L) and his father journalist Nick Clooney (C) are arrested for trespassing upon the Sudanese Embassy in Washington, DC, on March 16, 2012. Clooney and his father were protesting against human rights abuses by the Sudanese government. AFP PHOTO/PAUL J. RICHARDS (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images) — Actor and activist George Clooney (2nd L) and his father journalist Nick Clooney (C) are arrested for trespassing upon the Sudanese Embassy in Washington, DC, on March 16, 2012. Clooney and his father were protesting against human rights abuses by the Sudanese government. AFP PHOTO/PAUL J. RICHARDS (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)PAUL J. RICHARDS / AFP - Getty Images

Full story: George Clooney released after arrest at Sudanese embassy

To learn about the situation that Clooney's describing, see Ann Curry's photographs from Sudan's Nuba Mountains.

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