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Press group urges Liberia to prosecute traditionalist group members for journalist abduction

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The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Wednesday urged Liberian authorities to pursue justice against members of the Poro Society following the assault and abduction of journalist Alex Seryea Yormie on June 30. Yormie was allegedly taken by a group members shortly after a broadcast wherein he announced a government directive suspending the group’s activities. He reported being forced into a vehicle, beaten, and subjected to hours of abuse…

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Press group urges Liberia to prosecute traditionalist group members for journalist abduction

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Wednesday urged Liberian authorities to pursue justice against members of the Poro Society following the assault and abduction of journalist Alex Seryea Yormie on June 30. Yormie was allegedly taken by a group members shortly after a broadcast wherein he announced a government directive suspending the group’s activities. He reported being forced into a vehicle, beaten, and subjected to hours of abuse…

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