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Liberia: Two Pilot Security Officers Hospitalized After Alleged Poisoning During Burglary in Ganta
GANTA, Nimba County — Two Pilot security officers were hospitalized on Friday, August 14 after allegedly being poisoned during a burglary at the Conex (formerly Total) Gas Station in...
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Liberia: Herbalist Jailed for Frightening Woman Into Paying US7,200
Mobrovia-“I was hired to kill you,” was the alleged warning that turned fear into cash, that later landed 61-year-old Saah Fayiah Jr., alias Alahaji...
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Liberia: Witness Leaves the Stand to Identify Defendants One by One, Recounts Abuse and Calls Them ‘Wicked People’ in Liberia’s Largest Human Trafficking Trial
Summary:
A key prosecution witness stepped from the stand and identified the remaining defendants one by one, describing them as “wicked people.”
Prosecutors say the testimony...
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Liberia: Eight Sent to Court Over Alleged Public Humiliation of 58-Year-Old Woman in River Gee
FISH TOWN, River Gee County — Eight individuals have been forwarded to the Fish-Town Magisterial Court by the River Gee County Detachment of the Liberia National...
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Liberia: Humiliation of a 58-Year-Old Woman Sparks National Outrage, Renewed Calls to End Harmful Practices in Liberia
Monrovia — In a heartbreaking incident that has shocked the nation, a 58-year-old woman from River Gee County was stripped naked, publicly humiliated and...
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Liberia: ‘I am Dying’ – Father of Five Fights for Life After Brutal Palm Bush Attack Over US$10
Duazon, Margibi County — A shocking act of violence in the Palm Bush Community along the Robertsfield Highway has left a 40-year-old security guard...
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Liberia: Man Nearly Killed In Dauzon Night Attack Over US$10
DUAZON, Margibi County —A shocking late-night incident in the Palms Bush Community, Silver Beach, Dauzon, Margibi County has left a man fighting for his...
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Liberia: No Court-Ordered Transfer: Writ Shows ACP Barlatt Must Appear, Not Reassigned
Barclayville, Grand Kru County– The Barclayville City Magisterial Court did not order the transfer of Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Clement Barlatt, despite claims in...
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Liberia: Private Security Guard Arrested In Margibi After Alleged Accidental Gun Discharge
COTTON TREE, Margibi County—A 25-year-old resident of the Cotton Tree Community in Lower Margibi County is currently under investigation by the Liberia National Police...
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Liberia: Police Charged Ten Men In Margibi Riot That Halted Murder Investigation
Margibi County—The Liberia National Police (LNP) in Margibi County has arrested and charged ten men, most of them motorcyclists, in connection with a riot...
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Liberia: With Nowhere to House Juveniles an 8-Year-Old Rape Victim Must Live in Same Community as Her Alleged Attacker
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• A mother says she paid to have the boy accused of raping her 8-year-old daughter jailed then found him back in the...