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January 27, 2021

First Step Toward Redress for Wrong ‘Man in the Hat’ in Belgium

Belgium’s justice system took a long overdue step on January 5 by dismissing terrorism charges against Fayçal Cheffou, a freelance journalist and activist mistaken for a prime suspect in the deadly 2016 Brussels bombings.

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Crisis and Conflict

January 27, 2021
Commentary
First Step Toward Redress for Wrong ‘Man in the Hat’ in Belgium

Letta Tayler

Associate Director, Crisis and Conflict Division

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Published in: Mondiaal Nieuws
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June 30, 2020
Commentary
Belgium – Moving from Regrets to Reparations

Carine Dikiefu Banona

Junior Researcher, Democratic Republic of Congo

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Jean-Sébastien Sépulchre

Officer, Africa Division

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Published in: Le Vif/L'Express
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Jacqulyn Kantack

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