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Women mining diamond tailings for gold.
KOIDU, 20 Sep 2006 (IRIN) - Isata Kamara never imagined herself as a gold miner in Koidu, Sierra Leone鈥檚 diamondiferous eastern province. Before the civil war erupted in 1991, the tall, elegant 60-year-old tended fields to support herself and her family.
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UN Secretary General Kofi Annan
FREETOWN, 4 Jul 2006 (IRIN) - The UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, while on a visit to Sierra Leone, defended the decision to move the high-profile trial of ex-Liberian president Charles Taylor to facilities in Europe.
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Democracy: S. LEONE: Decision on Taylor trial venue rests with head of Special Court
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Charles Taylor is waiting to hear where he will be tried for war crimes
FREETOWN, 1 Jun 2006 (IRIN) - The new president of the UN-backed war crimes court in Sierra Leone, Justice George Gelaga King, is expected in the coming days to make the final call on whether to try former Liberian president Charles Taylor in Sierra Leone or The Hague in the Netherlands.
Taylor faces charges of war crimes in Sierra Leone including murder, rape and providing financial support for Sierra Leone rebel fighters who terrorised civilians, hacking off their hands and feet.
If Justice King decides to follow in the footsteps of his predecessor and push for Taylor鈥檚 trial to be moved to The Hague, the indictments will still be served under jurisdiction of the Sierra Leone Special Court but will use the high security facilities of the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
Or, King could make an about turn and lobby to keep the landmark trial in Sierra Leone.
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Abrahim Conteh sieves the diamond gravel in Sierra Leone's Kono district.
KOIDU, 22 Aug 2006 (IRIN) - Bent over and knee deep in murky brown water, Abrahim Conteh scoops up another pile of gravel with his sieve and shakes it in a circular motion, scrutinising the coarse stones for diamonds.
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Sierra Leone News: Former Liberian leader flown out of Sierra Leone; UN welcomes tran
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A young rebel fighter during Sierra Leone''s civil war. Former Liberian President Charles Taylor allegedly backed rebels in exchange for diamonds.
FREETOWN, 20 Jun 2006 (IRIN) - Former Liberian president Charles Taylor was flown out of Freetown on Tuesday ahead of a trial for war crimes at The Hague for his alleged backing of rebel fighters in Sierra Leone in exchange for diamonds.
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