Dear World: Living in Liberia as a lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender person often means your right or access to justice is ignored and trampled upon in plain sight. For background, I am the Curator-in-Chief of journalRAGE, an online news outlet whose focus is on the rainbow issues in Liberia. On August 23, at about 10 pm, a member of … [Read more...] about Letter from the Curator: Absence of Justice for LGBT People in Liberia
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journalRAGE Reporter Faces New Attack Following Robbery
Monrovia-Barely less than a week following a robbery attack against him, journalRAGE’s reporter, Abel Sumo, has come under new attacks at his residence. Sumo (name changed to protect his identity), 32, was attacked during the early morning hours of August 24 when the roof of his apartment was pelted with a hail of stones by angry youths in his Sinkor … [Read more...] about journalRAGE Reporter Faces New Attack Following Robbery
‘Intent and Desire to Commit Homosexuality’: Officer Charges journalRage Reporter, Seizes Curator’s Phone
Paynesville-An undercover reporter of journalRAGE who was wrongly charged with ‘intent and desire to commit homosexuality’ when he took a complaint of robbery against a suspect has seen his charges dropped with the main suspect being properly charged. Abel Sumo, 32 (name changed to protect his identity) was initially charged with ‘intent to commit homosexuality’ by … [Read more...] about ‘Intent and Desire to Commit Homosexuality’: Officer Charges journalRage Reporter, Seizes Curator’s Phone
Court Sentences Anderson to Life Imprisonment for Tubman’s Murder
Gboko Stewart, gboko@journalrage.org Monrovia- Christian Byron Anderson, the chief suspect in the murder investigation of John Hilary Tubman who was found guilty on June 29, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by Judge Roosevelt Willie of Criminal Court A, according to the New Dawn Newspaper. Anderson, 30, had been on trial after being linked as the prime … [Read more...] about Court Sentences Anderson to Life Imprisonment for Tubman’s Murder
Jury Finds Suspect Guilty in Tubman’s Murder, ‘Accomplices’ Off The Hook
Gboko Stewart, gboko@journalrage.org Monrovia-Christian Byron Anderson, the prime suspect in the murder investigation of John Hilary Tubman, has been found guilty of murder, according to the Inquirer Newspaper. Anderson’s verdict was read in Criminal Court A, Montserrado County where he had been ontrial for the murder of Tubman. The paper stated that Anderson’s guilty … [Read more...] about Jury Finds Suspect Guilty in Tubman’s Murder, ‘Accomplices’ Off The Hook