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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…
Police Detained 19 Protesters Arrested Over PURA Data Price Floor Demonstration.
Modou Musa Sisawo, Police PRO
By Makutu Manneh
The Gambia Police Force has announced that 19 individuals arrested on Friday for protesting against the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority’s (PURA) newly introduced mandatory data…
Update on Detained PURA Protesters
Lawyer Khadijatou Jallow of Dandimayo Chambers has provided updates on the detained protesters following demonstrations against PURA’s mandatory data price floor. The information includes the detainees’ locations, conditions,…
Gambia’s Security Sector Reform Under Scrutiny Following Superintendent Sarr’s Conduct at Protest
Police Superintendent Lamin Sarr
By Makutu Manneh
The arrest of protesters opposing the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority’s (PURA) decision to impose a mandatory price floor of D50 per gigabyte for mobile data has sparked…
NHRC Validates Perception Survey on TRRC White Paper Implementation
NHRC Chairperson Emmanuel Daniel Joof
By Makutu Manneh
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), in partnership with stakeholders, on Thursday validated a perception survey on the implementation of the Truth, Reconciliation, and…