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News|ICC The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, has taken a leave of absence pendin...
Many people have been killed since clashes began on Monday. Scores too had been killed in the run up to the vote as protestors marched against Conde's bid for a third term.
Electoral authorities in Guinea on Saturday declared President Alpha Conde winner of Sunday's election with 59.49% of the vote, defeating his main rival Cellou Diallo.
\t Some people went to the streets to protest immediately after the announcement. Such demonstrations have occurred for months after the government changed the constitution through a national referendum, allowing Conde to extend his decade in power.
\t Opposition candidate Cellou Diallo received 33.50% of the vote, the electoral commission said. Voter turnout was almost 80%.
\t Political tensions in the West African nation turned violent in recent days after Diallo claimed victory ahead of the official results. Celebrations by his supporters were suppressed when security forces fired tear gas to disperse them.
They accuse the electoral authorities of rigging the vote for incumbent president Alpha Conde.
\t At least nine people have been killed since the election, according to the government. The violence sparked international condemnation by the U.S. and others.
\t ``Today is a sad day for African democracy,'' said Sally Bilaly Sow, a Guinean blogger and activist living abroad. The government should take into account the will of the people who have a desire for change, he said.
ICC warning
The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor warned on Friday that warring factions in Guinea could be prosecuted after fighting erupted.
“I wish to repeat this important reminder: anyone who commits, orders, incites, encourages and contributes in any other way to crimes … is liable to prosecution either by the Guinean courts or the ICC,” she said.
#ICC Prosecutor #FatouBensouda: "I wish to repeat this important reminder: anyone who commits, orders, incites, encourages or contributes, in any other way, to the commission of #RomeStatute crimes, is liable to prosecution either by #Guinean courts or by the #ICC."
— Int'l Criminal Court (@IntlCrimCourt) October 23, 2020
\t On Friday, internet and international calls were cut off across the West African nation in anticipation of the election results, according to locals and international observers in the capital, Conakry.
\t This was the third time that Conde matched-up against Diallo. Before the election, observers raised concerns that an electoral dispute could reignite ethnic tensions between Guinea's largest ethnic groups.
Jacques Kallis was inducted alongside Lisa Sthaleka and Zaheer Abbas in the ICC Hall of Fame on Sunday.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) yesterday announced that New Zealand Cricket (NZC) had confirmed the West Indies men’s team tour of New Zealand later this year.
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SYDNEY, Australia, CMC – West Indies Women’s captain, Stafanie Taylor, is set to miss Adelaide Strikers’ opening two games of the Women’s Big Bash League due to quarantine.
The article Quarantine to keep Taylor out of Adelaide’s weekend’s matches appeared first on Stabroek News.
(ESPN) The 2020 edition of the IPL being played entirely in the UAE is now a distinct possibility, and ESPNcricinfo understands that the BCCI has earmarked a tentative window between September 26 and November 7 for it.
The article IPL 2020 likely to be played in the UAE between September and November appeared first on Stabroek News.
[International Justice Monitor] The opinions of the victims of crimes committed by Bosco Ntaganda are divided in regards to the delays that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused in the reparations proceedings. Some are optimistic, while others no longer believe they will receive reparations given there is no sign of the pandemic coming to an end.
ENGLAND AND West Indies players all took a knee ahead of the start of the...
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May 3 – In Hernandez v. Texas, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that Mexican Americans and all other racial groups in the United States are entitled to equal protection under the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
May 17 – In Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kans. and in Bolling v. Sharpe, the U.S. Supreme Court rules against the separate but equal doctrine, overturning Plessy v. Ferguson and saying that segregation of public schools is unconstitutional.
July 30 – At a special meeting in Jackson, Mississippi called by Governor Hugh White, T.R.M. Howard of the Regional Council of Negro Leadership, along with nearly one hundred other black leaders, publicly refuse to support a segregationist plan to maintain separate but equal in exchange for a crash program to increase spending on black schools.
September 2 – In Montgomery, Alabama, 23 black children are prevented from attending all-white elementary schools, defying the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
September 7 – The District of Columbia ends segregated education; Baltimore, Maryland follows suit on September 8
September 15 – Protests by white parents in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia force schools to postpone desegregation another year.
September 16 – Mississippi abolishes all public schools with an amendment to its State Constitution; private segregation academies are founded for white students.
September 30 – Integration of a high school in Milford, Delaware collapses when white students boycott classes.
October 4 – Student demonstrations take place against integration of Washington, DC public schools.
October 19 – Federal judge upholds an Oklahoma law requiring African-American candidates to be identified on voting ballots as negro.
October 30 – Desegregation of U.S. Armed Forces said to be complete.
Frankie Muse Freeman is the lead attorney for the landmark NAACP case Davis et al. v. the St. Louis Housing Authority, which ended legal racial discrimination in the citys public housing. Constance Baker Motley was an attorney for
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has been ruled out of the upcoming tour of New Zealand due to a groin injury.
The article Shepherd ready to replace Bravo on New Zealand tour appeared first on Stabroek News.
LONDON, CMC – As expected, Cricket Australia has scrapped a three-match Twenty20 series with West Indies scheduled for October.
The article Windies, Aussie T20 series scrapped appeared first on Stabroek News.
Jayden Seales was shocked after receiving the call saying he had been selected as a reserve for the upcoming West Indies two-match Test series against New Zealand that bowls off on December 3 in New Zealand.
The article Seales shocked, happy for WI call-up appeared first on Stabroek News.
Former Australia Women’s Cricket Team Captain Belinda Clark is calling for more investment into women’s cricket.
Clarke’s comments were made during a Cricket webinar series held on Wednesday along with Arijana Demirovic, head of FIFA’s Women’s Football Development.
The duo’s discussions centered on the infrastructure and environment needed to encourage women in sports especially after the successes of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019 in France and the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 in Australia.
The one-hour conversation was moderated by cricket commentator Mel Jones.
Clark, the first female cricketer to score a double-century in ODIs, said it was important to continue the good work.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies Women batting star, Deandra Dottin, says she is hoping to extend her recent rich vein of form when she turns out in the Women’sT20 Challenge starting next month in the United Arab Emirates.
The article Dottin, Selman fired up for Indian T20 Challenge appeared first on Stabroek News.
