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Mandinary Youths Petition Authorities Over Death of Omar Badjie
Late Omar Badjie
By Makutu Manneh
The youths and residents of Mandinary village have formally petitioned the Ministry of Interior, with copies sent to other relevant authorities, demanding urgent and transparent action regarding the…
Gambians Demand Justice After Death of Omar Badjie in Police Custody
The Late Omar Badjie
By Fatou Sillah
The death of 27-year-old Omar Badjie, who reportedly died in police custody on Friday, has sparked widespread outrage across The Gambia, with calls for justice and accountability growing…
Thirteen Civil Society Groups Vow Peaceful Resistance Over Auditor General’s Removal
By Makutu Manneh
Thirteen civil society organizations vowed on Thursday to mount a peaceful but determined resistance to President Adama Barrow’s decision to remove the country’s Auditor General, denouncing the move as…
Four Youths Arrested Over Protest Against Auditor General’s Removal
By Makutu Manneh
The Gambian police on Monday arrested four youths who attempted to hold a press conference outside the National Audit Office in protest against the removal of Auditor General Modou Ceesay earlier in the day.
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Rights Groups Condemn Arrest of 44 Youths Over PURA Protest, Demand Charges Be Dropped
By Fatou Sillah
Civil society organizations have condemned the arrest and prosecution of 44 young Gambians following a protest against the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority’s (PURA) controversial decision to impose a D50…
EFSCRJ Calls for Accountability Over Police Conduct During PURA Data Protest
Edward Francis Small Centre for Rights and Justice
By Makutu Manneh
The Edward Francis Small Centre for Rights and Justice (EFSCRJ) has urged the government to launch urgent investigations into alleged police misconduct during…
Interior Minister Announces Plans to Replace Gambia’s Prison with Modern Correctional Facility
Abdoulie Sanyang, Minister of Interior
By Fatou Sillah
Abdoulie Sanyang, Minister of Interior, has announced that The Gambia will replace its traditional prison system with a modern correctional facility as part of the…
Information Minister Reaffirms Gambia as a Country of Laws, Urges Protesters to Follow Legal…
Dr. Ismaila Ceesay, The Gambia’s Minister of Information
By Fatou Sillah
The Minister of Information, Media, and Broadcasting Services, Dr. Ismaila Ceesay, has emphasized that The Gambia is governed by the rule of law and called on…
Reports of Hunger Strike at Mile II Prison
Reports reaching us indicate that detainees arrested during the recent PURA protest — including Killa Ace, Yusef Taylor, Lamin Sey, Fallou Gallas Ceesay — have begun a hunger strike at Mile II Central Prison.
According to sources,…
“Please give me a chance to be with my family,” Michael Sang Correa Pleads in Court…
Michael Sang Correa, Convicted Jungler
By Buba Gagigo
Michael Sang Correa, a former member of ex-President Yahya Jammeh’s notorious paramilitary unit known as the “Junglers,” broke down in tears in a U.S. courtroom as he pleaded…