Alex Thomson
Charles Taylor: Banal surroundings for an extraordinary trial
From the Special Court for Sierra Leone at The Hague Alex Thomson gives his view of the trial of former warlord and Liberian President, Charles Taylor.
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Charles Taylor’s reign of terror in Liberia
As Charles Taylor is sentenced to 50 years in prison, Channel 4 News Foreign Editor Ben de Pear says his reign of terror in Liberia should not be forgotten.
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Charles Taylor jailed for fifty years
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor has been jailed at the UN-backed special court for Sierra Leone in the Hague for aiding and abetting war crimes during Sierra Leone’s civil war.
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Warlord Charles Taylor blames conviction on US interference
The ex-Liberian president faces an 80-year term in a UK prison for aiding and equipping rebels in Sierra Leone’s civil war, and for his role in rape, murder, and the conscription of child soldiers.
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Liberian warlord Charles Taylor found guilty
The former Liberian president is found guilty of war crimes in Sierra Leone at a special court in The Hague.
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Charles Taylor trial: British lawyer walks out of court
A British lawyer for former Liberian President Charles Taylor has walked out of a war crimes trial. Courtenay Griffiths told Channel 4 News the judges had shown inflexibility which he found appalling.
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‘Hello Timothy, this is Nelson Mandela’
Journalist Tim Lambon was being held in Liberia on espionage charges by Charles Taylor when Nelson Mandela intervened, asking President Taylor to release him. He recalls his phonecall from Mandela.
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Why do war crime trials drag on longer than the war?
Solicitor Advocate Roger Sahota (photo below) was involved in the trial of Liberian warlord Charles Taylor. He gives his opinion about why Ratko Mladic’s trial could last more than three years.
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US Koran burning row: enter Dr KA Paul
The spokesman for the pastor who is threatening to burn the Koran looks familiar to Foreign Editor Ben de Pear, who watched him lauding former Liberian president Charles Taylor in 2003.
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Syria photos show ‘clear evidence’ of mass killing
War crimes prosecutors say President Assad could face charges after photos from a military photographer appear to show evidence of the systematic killing of 11,000 detainees.
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Pollard inquiry: after Savile, how accountable is the BBC?
The BBC publishes 3,000 pages of documents in a bid to be “open and transparent” about its investigations into the Jimmy Savile scandal – but, as our editor Ben de Pear points out, issues remain.
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Ex-Bosnian general Ratko Mladic mocks victim’s mother
The last major player from the Bosnian conflict took his seat in the Hague, making a throat-slitting motion to Munira Subasic, one of many spectators who have waited almost two decades for justice.
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Alex Thomson
In the 21st century rules apply – even to Rangers
Channel 4 News Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson argues Ally McCoist and Rangers need another reminder that even Glasgow football is now living in the 21st century.
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Gaddafi not the only victim of Libya’s revolution
The Gaddafi regime may not be the only casualty of events over the past six months. Africa’s most powerful nations may have been compromised by their dealings with Libya under the discredited colonel.
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Enter Dr K A Paul in the US Koran burning controversy
Channel 4 News foreign editor Ben De Pear blogs on the involvement of Dr KA Paul in the Koran burning controversy in the United States.
