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2 Liberian officials apprehended on suspicion of sexually assaulting 2 teenage girls

BUSAN, Sept. 23 (Yonhap) — Two Liberian men visiting the southern port city of Busan to attend an international event were put under emergency arrest by local police Friday on suspicion of...

Nigeria Dissociates Itself from Plan to Destabilise 2023 Liberian Election

The embassy of Nigeria in Monrovia has reacted to a viral video which carried what it called fake narratives on the security situation of Liberia, an attempt to blackmail President George Manneh...

Biden Administration Extends Liberian DED

President Joe Biden extended Deferral of Enforced Departure (DED) and employment authorization for Liberians from June 30, 2022 until June 30, 2024. On September 6, 2024, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published instructions regarding that...

Man arrested in Newcastle on suspicion of Liberia war crimes

A man in his 40s has been arrested over alleged war crimes committed in the Liberian civil war in the 1990s and early 2000s, the Metropolitan Police has said. He was held...

LNP Subjects All Officers on Scene of July 26 Incident to Professional Standards Investigation

The leadership of the Liberia National Police headed by Inspector General, Patrick T. Sudue, has ordered all officers of the Liberia National Police who were present on the day of the riot...

Liberian journalists physically attacked and legally challenged

Reporters Without Borders is concerned by the rise in attacks against the media In Liberia. This statement was originally published on rsf.org on 12 July 2022. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns a wave of...

Recast Budget Passage Backfires; As Rep. Solomon George Requests Kickbacks

In the wake of the economic instability faced by Liberians from across all sector of the society, controversial passage of the 2022 recast budget by the House of Representatives in Liberia has...

GIVING THANKS, BUILDING HOPE: FIRST-EVER DEPLOYMENT OF UN PEACEKEEPERS FROM LIBERIA RECEIVE PRESTIGIOUS UN MEDAL

PRIYANKA CHOWDHURY “I recall the civil war in Liberia vividly,” says Elfreda Dennice Stewart, a United Nations Police (UNPOL) officer serving with the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). “My parents managed—with...

LNP CHARGED MAN 31, FOR manslaughter and illegal possession of firearm

Report from Bong County says, the Criminal investigation Division of the Liberia National Police in Bong has charged and sent to Court a 31 year old man with manslaughter and illegal possession...

Senate Grants Arms Commission Financial Autonomy

The Liberian Senate has resolved to grant semi-financial autonomy status to the Liberia National Commission on Small Arms.