‘It Has Been 20 Years Of Disaster’
As we usher in yet another year of Yahya Jammeh’s...
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‘It Has Been 20 Years Of Disaster’
As we usher in yet another year of Yahya Jammeh’s brutal rule, CORDEG [Committee for the Restoration of Democracy in the Gambia] would like to express a heartfelt sympathy to all the families that have either lost loved ones, faced or continue to face persecution[Read More...]
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Gambia Opposition Leader Decries Coup Celebration
Gambian opposition leader Omar Jallow of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has decried the celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of the military takeover that brought to power Yahya Jammeh, describing the move as ‘illegal’. “You cannot glorify illegality. Everybody knows that a coup d’état is[Read More...]
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4 Years On Death Row: What Can Be Done About Lang Tombong & Co? Final Part
By Mohammed Lamin Sillah In this second and last part we scrutinize the judgment handed by Justice Emanuel Amadi in the case, the ineptitude of the defense lawyers and what we can do as Gambians, living abroad, far from the killer arms of the dictator[Read More...]
Activists Mark 20 Years Of Iron-Fisted Repression
The Gambian government must abolish the laws and iron-fisted practices that have resulted in two decades of widespread human rights violations, Amnesty International said as it joined forces with other human rights groups for a global day of action marking 20 years since President Jammeh’s[Read More...]
NIA: Sabally Is Not In A Hotel
Apart from parading him on the busy business streets of Banjul, agents of the National Intelligence Agency have also reportedly denied Momodou Sabally access to family food. The former high profile government official was shackled as the agents escorted him to and from the State House[Read More...]
South Africa Hails Mandela Day
The government of South Africa hailed the success of this year’s Mandela Day, thanking its citizens for their good deeds in honour of Nelson Mandela. Communications Minister Faith Muthambi said on Saturday that every person had the ability and responsibility to make a positive change. “No[Read More...]
Sweet Victory for Gambian Justice
The acquittal and discharge of Mambury Njie, the Gambia’s former Finance and Economic Affairs Minister, is yet another sweet victory for a country whose people have long been denied the due process of law. Instead of allowing justice to take its course, Gambian leader has[Read More...]
4 Years On Death Row: What Can Be Done About Lang Tombong & Co? Part 1
By Mohamed Lamin Sillah Last Wednesday was exactly four years since Justice Emmanuel Amadi of the High Court convicted and sentenced to death the former Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) of the Gambia Armed Forces (GAF) and seven others. It was on July 16, 2010[Read More...]
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