President Joseph Boakai’s annual address to the nation, which resembled a work of fiction more than a factual assessment, contained grandiose claims that have been swiftly dismantled by independent fact-checkers …
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Principled Resistance: Clar Hope Says It Won’t Legitimize Gov’t Abuse
by Eric Pervistby Eric Pervist 325 viewsThe Clar Hope Foundation, the philanthropic organization founded by former First Lady Clar Marie Weah, has initiated a forceful legal counteroffensive against the Government of Liberia’s Asset Recovery Team. In …
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Trapped by Greed: Boakai Defends Drug Kingpin to Salvage Corrupt Oil Deal
by Eric Pervistby Eric Pervist 469 viewsA US-based activist Success A B Dennis has leveled serious allegations against Liberia’s Unity Party government. Dennis claims the administration of President Joseph Boakai has compromised national sovereignty through a …
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Boakai Hires Lobbyists to Push Trump for Mass Deportation of Liberians
by Eric Pervistby Eric Pervist 1.3K viewsWASHINGTON, D.C. – The Unity Party-led government of Liberian President Joseph Boakai has retained a high-powered Washington lobbying firm to formally urge the Trump administration to revoke the protected status …
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The Price of Defiance: U.S. Hits Liberia with Visa Ban Amid Venezuela Clash
by Eric Pervistby Eric Pervist 848 viewsWASHINGTON D.C. – The U.S. Department of State has announced a pause on processing immigrant visas for nationals from 75 countries, including Liberia. The policy, set to take effect January …
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State-Sanctioned Terror: CDC Rebukes Boakai Officials for Raping Children
by Eric Pervistby Eric Pervist 477 viewsThe opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) has issued an indictment of the Boakai-Koung administration, accusing it of presiding over the “collapse of accountability,” the “normalization of sexual violence,” and …
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Diplomatic Repercussions Should Target Officials, Not Citizens
by Eric Pervistby Eric Pervist 599 viewsThe National Executive Council of the CDC–Council of Patriots (CDC–COP), a principal opposition coalition in Liberia, has issued a formal diplomatic communication to the United States government, sharply criticizing the …
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Kickback Scheme in Information Ministry: The Hill Scandal
by Eric Pervistby Eric Pervist 536 viewsMaylouisa Noel Hill, an official in President Joseph Boakai’s administration, has been implicated in a widening corruption scandal. She faces allegations of conflict of interest, bypassing legal procedures, diverting hundreds …
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Liberia Looted! Ex-Minister’s Dossier Indicts Boakai of Directing Theft
by Eric Pervistby Eric Pervist 536 viewsAn investigative report has laid bare two years of systemic failure, brazen corruption, and national decline under the Unity Party government of President Joseph Boakai, branding the era “ABANDONGATE” and …
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A Nation at Risk: Judicial Overreach, Arbitrary Detention, and the Shrinking Space for Justice in Liberia
by Eric Pervistby Eric Pervist 391 viewsThe Panoramic Justice Group (PJG), acting on behalf of its Executive Director and the widow of Patron Saint, hereby issues this urgent and solemn public statement to draw national and …