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The two women who, a Monrovia court in January ordered Arthur Chan-Chan, a former agent of the National Security Agency to pay restitutions for trafficking them to Oman say they’ve yet to receive their payments.

KENDEJA, Monrovia - The Liberian hearings in the appeal of a former Revolutionary United Front commander’s acquittal of war crimes charges in Finland, got underway in a Monrovia hotel today. In an exclusive interview Judge Vanne Kimmo…

Editor's note: The story has been corrected to reflect that Paula Sallinen, Massaquoi's defense lawyer, said the case was skewed against her client because Finnish police promised not to investigate Liberians who may have been…

Alieu Kosiah, the convicted Liberian warlord challenging his 20-year sentence for war crimes, told the Swiss Federal Court hearing his appeal that the trial had destroyed his life. In 2021 the Swiss court found Kosiah, a former commander…

Alieu Kosiah in his appeal hearings in the Federal Criminal Court of Switzerland MONROVIA -- A second plaintiff has told the Swiss court hearing the appeal proceedings of Alieu Kosiah, the Liberian warlord challenging his 20-year…

Editor's note: The story has been corrected to reflect that Paula Sallinen, Massaquoi's defense lawyer, said the case was skewed against her client because Finnish police promised not to investigate Liberians who may have been…

Arthur Chan-Chan, 57, has received the highest sentence yet for human trafficking in Liberia. Credit: Anthony Stephens, New Narratives  MONROVIA -- A Monrovia court has sentenced Arthur Chan-Chan, a former agent of the National Security…

MONROVIA, Liberia - A former agent of the National Security Agency has been found guilty of human trafficking, becoming the first person with a direct link to the Liberian government to be convicted of the charge. Following a landmark…

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In part three of this three-part series Anthony Stephens looks at the Liberian government’s efforts to get tough on human trafficking. In September 2021 the Liberian government sent a signal it was getting tough on human trafficking.…