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Ivory Coast Former First Lady Goes on Trial as Supporters Cry Harassment

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In Ivory Coast, the wife of former President Laurent Gbagbo goes on trial Tuesday. Simone Gbagbo, also known as the “Iron Lady”, is accused of crimes against humanity, prisoners of war, and the civilian population for her alleged role in that country’s 2010 post-election violence that killed more than 3,000 people. She already has been handed a 20 year jail sentence for "attacking state authority." Her husband, former President Laurent Gbagbo and his former youth...

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