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Month: July 2020
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British human rights organization “strongly condemns” use of excessive force and the consequent deaths in Sierra Leone
A British human rights organization –Article 19–has “strongly condemned the use of disproportionate and excessive force, the use of lethal arms against unarmed protesters and the consequent deaths “. The […]
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NGC condemns firing of live rounds by security forces during Makeni demonstration
DR. DENNIS BRIGHTย โThe National Grand Coalition (NGC) is very concerned that the planned relocation of a 1.6 MW EGTC generator from Makeni to Lungi has resulted in so much […]
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APC condemns use of lethal force in Makeni massacre by Sierra Leone security forces
ALL PEOPLES CONGRESS (APC) PARTY CONDEMNS EXCESSIVE USE OF LETHAL FORCE BY THE SIERRA LEONE POLICE AND THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE ARMED FORCES AGAINST HARMLESS CITIZENS OF MAKENI AND […]
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Chief Sam Sumana and the Kono family empathize with Makeni In-laws
Freetown – Friday , 24th July , 2020 . Sierra Leoneโs Former Vice President Chief Alhaji Sam Sumana and entourage today visited Makeni to empathize with the people of Makeni […]
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*Special Delegation on Makeni Incident Presents Findings to President Bio at State House*
*_State House, Freetown, Friday 24 July 2020_* – A high-level delegation on a fact-finding mission following last weekโs violence in the northern city of Makeni, has met at State House […]
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Letter from England : SLPP Cannot Intimidate Sierra Leone
By Winston Ojukutu-Macaulay Jnr A FEW weeks ago, after the incident in Tombo, I was talking to a fellow journalist, over coffee, about leadership in Africa. Immediately, he wanted to […]
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โI have not slept with any 15-year-old girlโ* : Kamaraimba
Last week, the Chairman of the Alliance Democratic Party ( ADP) , Mr. Mohamed Kamarainba , reported on Facebook that his residence had been surrounded by troops from the Sierra […]
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The Makeni massacre and the international community : It is troubling
By Charles Curtis Thomas WITH SO MANY EXTRA JUDICIAL KILLINGS, INCLUDING ” THE MAKENI MASSACRE ” AND GROWING CALL BY THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY FOR WHOEVER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR GIVING THE […]
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Will cowards make good leadership?
By James Musa Kaikai Today marks a solemn ocassion in Makeni as mothers of the fallen cry in anquish, not only for the wanton loss of life, but mainly for […]