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Gambia Says It Will Prosecute Former President for Murder

May 25, 2022May 25, 2022Saikou Jammeh and Ruth MacleanComments Off on Gambia Says It Will Prosecute Former President for Murder

Victims of Yahya Jammeh, who ruled the West African country for 22 years, welcomed the announcement but said exactly how he will be brought to justice is not clear.

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Abuses Under Gambia’s Ex-Ruler Should Be Prosecuted, Inquiry Says

November 25, 2021Saikou Jammeh and Ruth MacleanComments Off on Abuses Under Gambia’s Ex-Ruler Should Be Prosecuted, Inquiry Says

A commission’s long-awaited investigation reported widespread human rights violations, but it is not clear if anyone will be charged with crimes.

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A Celebrated Virtuoso on an Instrument She Wasn’t Meant to Play

September 17, 2021September 20, 2021Aina J. KhanComments Off on A Celebrated Virtuoso on an Instrument She Wasn’t Meant to Play

The hallowed tradition of kora playing in Sona Jobarteh’s family passed down the male line. One of her teachers dismissed it as “an ethnic thing.” But it has brought her international acclaim.

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Biden Names U.S. Ambassador Nominees to Israel and Mexico

June 15, 2021June 15, 2021Annie KarniComments Off on Biden Names U.S. Ambassador Nominees to Israel and Mexico

The official announcements of the long-rumored nominations came as the president traveled to Europe with the goal of demonstrating to global leaders that “America is back at the table.”

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Missives from My Locked-Down Friends, From Siberia to Samarkand

April 13, 2020April 13, 2020Sebastian ModakComments Off on Missives from My Locked-Down Friends, From Siberia to Samarkand

The people I met as the 52 Places Traveler were suddenly just as close as my friends down the street, so I reached out to my global community.

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At Least 58 Migrants Drown After Boat Capsizes Off Mauritania

December 5, 2019The Associated PressComments Off on At Least 58 Migrants Drown After Boat Capsizes Off Mauritania

The boat left Gambia last month aiming for Canary Islands, part of Spain. But it approached the coast in West Africa seeking fuel and food.

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More than 50 Migrants are Killed in a Sinking off the African Coast

December 4, 2019REUTERSComments Off on More than 50 Migrants are Killed in a Sinking off the African Coast

A ship carrying about 150 migrants from Gambia to Europe sank on Wednesday off the coast of Mauritania, the United Nations migrant agency said.

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Women in Gambia Describe Torture After Ex-President Called Them Witches

November 12, 2019November 13, 2019Julie TurkewitzComments Off on Women in Gambia Describe Torture After Ex-President Called Them Witches

Gambia’s former president ordered people he accused of “witchcraft” to be kidnapped and tortured. The victims now plan to tell a truth commission what happened.

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Myanmar Genocide Lawsuit Is Filed at United Nations Court

November 11, 2019MARLISE SIMONSComments Off on Myanmar Genocide Lawsuit Is Filed at United Nations Court

Gambia, on behalf of Rohingya Muslims, opens an international dispute with Myanmar in an effort to have the country’s leadership tried for genocide.

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Now Streaming on YouTube: Confessions from a Presidential Hit Squad in Gambia

August 31, 2019Julie TurkewitzComments Off on Now Streaming on YouTube: Confessions from a Presidential Hit Squad in Gambia

Searing testimony from victims. Shocking confessions from killers. A popular live stream of an investigation into years of atrocities prompts a nation to consider if the truth will lead to justice.

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