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A Swiss court sentences a former Gambian interior minister to 20 years for crimes against humanity
7 months, 1 week ago

A Swiss court sentences a former Gambian interior minister to 20 years for crimes against humanity

Associated Press  

GENEVA — Switzerland’s top criminal court on Wednesday convicted a former interior minister of Gambia for crimes against humanity and sentenced him to 20 years over his role in murder, torture and other repression committed by the West African country’s security forces under its longtime dictator. Human Rights Watch trumpeted a “monumental” verdict, calling it “a major achievement for Switzerland’s …

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Swiss court finds Gambian ex-minister guilty of crimes against humanity
7 months, 1 week ago

Swiss court finds Gambian ex-minister guilty of crimes against humanity

Al Jazeera  

Switzerland’s top criminal court has sentenced Ousman Sonko, a former interior minister of The Gambia, to 20 years in prison for crimes against humanity. In its verdict on Wednesday, the Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona, southern Switzerland, said Sonko was guilty of intentional homicide, torture and false imprisonment during former President Yahya Jammeh’s 22-year rule over the country. Rights groups …

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Senegal electoral commission says main opposition leader Sonko should be given sponsorship forms
1 year, 1 month ago

Senegal electoral commission says main opposition leader Sonko should be given sponsorship forms

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — Senegal’s electoral commission on Tuesday asked that sponsorship forms be given to main opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, whose candidacy for the upcoming presidential election has been called into question over the past year amid a series of criminal charges. The ECOWAS Court of Justice said that it would render its verdict next week on Senegal’s dissolution of …

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Senegalese opposition leader Sonko regains consciousness but remains on hunger strike, lawyer says
1 year, 1 month ago

Senegalese opposition leader Sonko regains consciousness but remains on hunger strike, lawyer says

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — A lawyer for Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko said Thursday that the detained politician had regained consciousness but remains “in a very precarious condition” on hunger strike. Sonko, a popular figure with young Senegalese who placed third in the last presidential election, first began refusing food after he was placed in detention in late July. Branco told …

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Senegalese opposition leader in intensive care nearly three weeks into hunger strike
1 year, 4 months ago

Senegalese opposition leader in intensive care nearly three weeks into hunger strike

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — Jailed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was put in intensive care Thursday, nearly three weeks into a hunger strike to protest criminal charges brought against him by Senegal’s government, his party said. After fainting during the night, Sonko was rushed into an intensive care unit in the same hospital, where he eventually regained consciousness Thursday, said El Malick …

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Senegal’s opposition leader Ousmane Sonko hospitalized a week into prison hunger strike
1 year, 4 months ago

Senegal’s opposition leader Ousmane Sonko hospitalized a week into prison hunger strike

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — Senegal’s jailed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, who has been on a hunger strike in prison to protest criminal charges against him, was hospitalized Sunday, his party said. “Prior to his imprisonment, he was in good health and had no known illnesses,” said the statement from Sonko’s now-dissolved Patriots of Senegal party. The latest charges against Sonko came …

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Senegal restricts internet as opposition leader formally charged
1 year, 4 months ago

Senegal restricts internet as opposition leader formally charged

Al Jazeera  

Internet services are being suspended as Ousmane Sonko is formally charged with fomenting insurrection. Senegal has restricted access to internet services from Monday due to the spread of “hateful messages” on social media, the country’s communications minister said in a statement, as opposition leader Ousmane Sonko is formally charged with fomenting an insurrection. “Due to the dissemination of hateful and …

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Senegal’s Ousmane Sonko charged with fomenting insurrection
1 year, 4 months ago

Senegal’s Ousmane Sonko charged with fomenting insurrection

Al Jazeera  

New charges follow opposition leader’s arrest on Friday and are not related to an alleged rape case that sparked deadly riots in June. Senegal’s opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has been charged with plotting an insurrection and other new offences, according to the country’s public prosecutor. Abdou Karim Diop, Senegal’s public prosecutor, told reporters the new charges stem from comments Sonko …

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Senegal’s opposition leader charged with conspiracy against the state and calls for insurrection
1 year, 4 months ago

Senegal’s opposition leader charged with conspiracy against the state and calls for insurrection

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — Senegal’s opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has been charged with conspiracy against the state and calls for insurrections among other offenses, the public prosecutor said Saturday. The announcement comes weeks after Sonko was convicted on separate charges of corrupting youth and sentenced to two years in prison, which ignited deadly protests across the nation. Prosecutor Abdou Karim Diop …

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Senegal opposition leader Sonko's lawyer files a lawsuit in France and calls for an ICC inquiry
1 year, 6 months ago

Senegal opposition leader Sonko's lawyer files a lawsuit in France and calls for an ICC inquiry

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A lawyer for embattled Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko filed …

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Senegal opposition leader Sonko’s lawyer files a lawsuit in France and calls for an ICC inquiry
1 year, 6 months ago

Senegal opposition leader Sonko’s lawyer files a lawsuit in France and calls for an ICC inquiry

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — A lawyer for embattled Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko filed a criminal complaint in a French court on Thursday and also called for the International Criminal Court to investigate the Senegalese government’s recent deadly crackdown on protesters. It names Senegal’s president, interior minister, the head of police, along with more than 100 other Senegalese and French officials, …

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Senegal opposition leader’s trial postponed after day of violence
1 year, 7 months ago

Senegal opposition leader’s trial postponed after day of violence

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — The rape trial of Senegal’s main opposition leader Ousmane Sonko that was due to open on Tuesday in the capital has been postponed until May 23. Police and Sonko’s supporters clashed Monday in the southern city of Ziguinchor where youths threw stones and used tree trunks to barricade streets leading to Sonko’s house. The judge of the …

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Senegal opposition leader Sonko to face trial over rape charges
1 year, 11 months ago

Senegal opposition leader Sonko to face trial over rape charges

Al Jazeera  

Some opposition leaders and Sonko’s supporters fear the case is an attempt by Senegal’s president to remove a potentially popular rival. Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko will face trial on charges of rape and making death threats to a beauty salon employee in 2021, an investigating judge has said. Some opposition leaders and Sonko’s supporters fear the case is an …

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