Liberia War Crimes
Liberia: Five Murdered American Nuns Raised in Woewiyu Case, Former US Ambassador Testifies
PHILADELPHIA – The saga of five American nuns killed at the height of the Liberian civil war took center stage Wednesday as the…
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Liberia: Case Against Woewiyu Includes Secret Arms Deal Recording; BBC’s Blunt to be among Witnesses
Philadelphia – In their opening statement today US prosecutors laid out their case that Thomas Woewiyu had violated US immigration laws in…
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Former BBC Reporter Elizabeth Blunt, Ex-US Sec of State to Testify in Woewiyu Case
PHILADELPHIA – Elizabeth Margaret Blunt, a former BBC reporter who was a household name to Many Liberians, for much of the civil…
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Liberia: Tom Woewiyu Cautions Reporters to Pay Attention at Start of Trial
PHILADELPHIA – A confident Thomas Woewiyu warned reporters to “pay attention” as he strode from the Philadelphia Federal courthouse after day one…
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Nearly 10 Years On TRC Report Still Dominates Liberian Politics
By James Harding Giahyue Monrovia – Most visits by high ranking UN officials are predictable – the official makes bland statements about…
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Liberia: Tom Woewiyu Goes To Court; Faces Up To 110 Years in Prison
PHILADELPHIA, USA – U.S. prosecutors will begin their case against Jucontee Thomas Woewiyu, a Liberian ex-warlord the U.S. has charged for lying…
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Federal Judge Sentences Jungle Jabbah to 30 years
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – They carried terrifying names like “General Cobra Red”, “Bad Blood DeJangle” and “Bullet Vest” and committed horrific crimes during…
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Jungle Jabbah’s Federal Immigration Fraud Sentencing Delayed
Philadelphia, PA – Sentencing has been delayed at the last minute for Mohammed Jabateh, the Liberian former rebel commander convicted last October…
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Jabbateh Sentencing Date Set – Liberians Applaud End to Impunity
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – The Philadelphia federal court which convicted the ex-Liberian militia warlord last week on perjury charges announced Monday that the…
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Liberia: Quiet Pursuit of War Criminals Signals Hope Against Impunity
Monrovia – When jurors in a U.S. Federal Courthouse in the city of Brotherly Love found former Liberian rebel commander Mohammed Jabbateh,…