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Guinea: Free or Charge Detainees, Says Rights Group

Guinean authorities should immediately free all those detained without charge following the bloody crackdown on an opposition rally on September 28, 2009, or charge them with a specific criminal offense followed by a fair...

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Free or Charge Detainees, Says Rights Group

Guinean authorities should immediately free all those detained without charge following the bloody crackdown on an opposition rally on September 28, 2009, or charge them with a specific criminal offense followed by a fair...

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Russia, Guinea relations on the rocks after RUSAL ruling

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Guinea on Friday stood by its decision to strip UC RUSAL of a large alumina refinery in spite of warnings from Russia that relations with the West African country could be damaged. UC RUSAL, controlled by...

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UPDATE 1-Russia says Guinea alumina ruling could damage ties

By Robin Paxton MOSCOW, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Russia warned Guinea on Friday that relations could be damaged by a court ruling to strip UC RUSAL of the large alumina refinery it acquired three years ago in the West African...

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Guinea: Six Months After Coup, More Abuses And Promised Restoration of Democracy Off Track

Respect for human rights by the coup government that took power six months ago has been undermined by arbitrary arrests and detentions, restrictions on political activity, unpunished criminal acts by the military, calls for...

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Guinea: Medicines Running Out

Dakar — Public health centres in Guinea are facing a critical shortage of basic medicines and aid workers and health officials are urgently seeking a way to replenish stocks. Kindia - home to some two million people, with five...

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Putting the "A" in Africa

I'm bouncing across West Africa in the back of a Land Cruiser with the winner of my "win-a-trip" contest, Paul Bowers, a student at the... By Nicholas D. Kristof KOUNDARA, Guinea — I'm bouncing across West Africa in the back of...

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Win-a-Trip: A town in Guinea

The town of Koundara has its problems, but light pollution is not one of them. The only street lamp is a full moon. In a moment, I plan to step out and see all the constellations I’ve been missing. (..) The education director...

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RusAl Calls Demands Groundless

United Company RusAl rejected on Thursday as ""unacceptable and economically groundless"" demands by unions at its Friguia alumina refinery in Guinea, where an employee said a workers' strike was continuing.

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