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- Senegal: Third Journalist Handed Criminal Libel Sentence in a Week
- Another attack on cashew harvesters in Senegal
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Senegal: Third Journalist Handed Criminal Libel Sentence in a Week
AllAfrica.com – May 26, 2008
GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_Inset” );Papa Moussa Guèye director of the private daily L’Exclusif based in the city of Rufisque 24 miles (38 kilometers) east of Dakar was the third Senegalese journalist handed a six-month suspended prison term within a week according to CPJ research. Guèye was jailed for four weeks last year and his paper was raided by police over a story alleging presidential late-night "escapades. " Speaking to CPJ today Guèye said he regretted using the word "escapades" to describe alleged outings by President Abdoulaye Wade and his chief of staff but otherwise stood by the story. The story questioned where the two went on the supposed outings and whether the palace chief of protocol was aware of them.
Another attack on cashew harvesters in Senegal
FreshPlaza – May 26, 2008
The attack came two weeks after a group of armed men rounded up about 20 villagers in the area and sliced off their left ears with machetes in a warning to leave the cashew trees alone. Cashew nuts one of the restive Casamance region’s more lucrative crops are regularly harvested by villagers bandits and rebel fighters struggling to survive in the bush. The villagers were attacked Thursday morning outside the village of Baraka-Bounao near the country’s border with Guinea-Bissau said Lucien Gomis president of the rural department that includes the village. Police confirmed the incident.
Countries offer more aid to China as vigils held overseas for quake…
China Economic Net – May 26, 2008
h3 { FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-JUSTIFY: inter-ideograph; FONT-SIZE: 16pt; MARGIN: 13pt 0cm; LINE-HEIGHT: 173%; TEXT-ALIGN: justify}DIV. union { FONT-SIZE: 14px; LINE-HEIGHT: 18px}DIV. union TD { FONT-SIZE: 14px; LINE-HEIGHT: 18px}Senegal and Portugal offered aid and Russia increased its assistance to China on Friday and Saturday in the wake of the deadly earthquake while Chinese students and Chinese citizens living in Britain and Sweden held evening candle-lit vigils for those killed in the quake. Senegalese State Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Abdoulaye Diop presented 500000 U. dollars in aid to Chinese ambassador to Senegal Lu Shaye. Speaking at a ceremony for the handover of the aid Diop said Senegal will not stand idle as China is preoccupied with rescue and relief work and the aid represented Senegalese friendship condolences and support for the Chinese particularly those affected by the earthquake… dollars in aid to Chinese ambassador to Senegal Lu Shaye. Speaking at a ceremony for the handover of the aid Diop said Senegal will not stand idle as China is preoccupied with rescue and relief work and the aid represented Senegalese friendship condolences and support for the Chinese particularly those affected by the earthquake. The government of Portugal provided 100000 euros’ (150000 U. dollars) worth of relief materials to China including tents blankets kitchenware sanitary ware and food. These goods will be shipped to China on May 30 together with relief materials from other EU countries.
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Elkhart Truth – May 26, 2008
Letters can be mailed to Villa 8926 Sacre Coeur 3 Dakar Senegal. **GOSHEN — The following Elkhart County natives left for Peru April 30 and will return to the United States on July 29. They are participating in the Goshen College Study-Service Term along with 14 other students. The first six weeks will be spent with private language teachers in Lima. The students will spread out across the country to live with families and volunteer at service assignments for the second half of their stay abroad.
Third journalist handed criminal libel sentence in a week
IFEX – May 26, 2008
Papa Moussa Gu? director of the private daily L’Exclusif based in the city of Rufisque 24 miles (38 kilometers) east of Dakar was the third Senegalese journalist handed a six-month suspended prison term within a week according to CPJ research. Gu? was jailed for four weeks last year and his paper was raided by police over a story alleging presidential late-night “escapades. ” Speaking to CPJ today Gu? said he regretted using the word “escapades” to describe alleged outings by President Abdoulaye Wade and his chief of staff but otherwise stood by the story. The story questioned where the two went on the supposed outings and whether the palace chief of protocol was aware of them.
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Forbes – May 26, 2008
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