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Defense Lawyers for the Former Liberian Leader, Charles Taylor, Request the Special Court for Sierra Leone to Allow Him to Reopen His Defense
The defense lawyers for the former Liberian leader, Charles Taylor, have made a request for judges of the Special Court for Sierra Leone to allow him to reopen his defense, almost one year after arguments in the case were concluded. How People Arrived...
Former Liberian President Charles Ghankay Taylor to Serve War Crimes Sentence in the United Kingdom
The former Liberian president Charles Ghankay Taylor is to serve his war crimes prison sentence in the United Kingdom, a diplomatic source confirmed on Thursday. How People Arrived Here: charles taylor sentence
Charles Taylor’s Son Arrested And Charged with Criminal Mischief, Attempted Murder
In what may look like adding to the troubles of the Taylor family, the son of the son of war crimes indictee Charles Taylor has been arrested and charged with criminal mischief and attempted murder. How People Arrived Here: phillip taylor son of charles...
Jackson Fiah Doe Memorial Regional Hospital Opens in Liberia
A $10 million hospital, Jackson Fiah Doe Memorial regional Hospital, constructed by the Chinese government in Tappita in north-eastern Nimba County, capable of providing medical services to the entire southern part of Liberia, was formally opened at the...
Charles Taylor Trial to Move to a New Courtroom in the Netherlands
The trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor will relocate on May 17 from the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) courtroom in The Hague to a newly-constructed courtroom in nearby Leidschendam built for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL). According...
Brazil to Support Liberia’s Electricity Development
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has disclosed that Brazil was prepared to help restore electricity to Liberia by installing a new hydro electric plant.
Former Liberian Rebel Warlord Declares Intention to Contest 2011 Presidential Election
A former rebel leader of the defunct Independent National Patriotic Front of Liberia (INPFL) turned politician, Prince Y. Johnson has declared his intention to contest the 2011 Liberian presidential elections. Senator Johnson confirmed to APA Tuesday...
United Nations Lifts Arms Embargo on Liberia
The United Nations Security Council has lifted the arms embargo imposed on Liberia during the regime of former president Charles Taylor in 200. According to media reports, the UN Security Council took the action through the unanimous adoption of resolution...
