Paul Mansaray
Year: 1999
Nationality: Sierra Leone
Killed by: Political Group
Location: Freetown, Sierra Leone
Press organization: Standard Times
What's Paul Mansaray's story?
Mansaray, deputy editor of the independent Standard Times, was murdered by Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebels at their home in Calabar Town, east of Freetown. His wife, their two young children, and a nephew were also killed. A fellow journalist who was with Mansaray and his family at the time saw the rebels approaching the house and escaped through a window as Mansaray was alerting his family to flee.
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