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Do not allow anyone to hoodwink you: Protest is not violence
By Madi Jobarteh
The Gambia Constitution was approved in a referendum in 1996 and came into force in 1997. In that Constitution it is categorically stated that each and every Gambian has a right to freedom of assembly which can only be…
Kombo South: From fighting to save environment to fighting for survival
The three fishmeal factories in Kombo South have a combined demand of 75 million kilos of fish a month. In this story, Kerr Fatou follows disputes between the natives of the Kombo South and the fishmeal factories and mining companies.…
‘Education changes everything for a girl’
Press release
The SaGG Foundation (Sponsor a Gambian Girl) is a girls’ education movement, with the aim of championing the cause for the education of girls in The Gambia. Education is a basic human right and our vision is to advocate…
#IAmToufah makes the message clear: We are not going to wish the rape crisis away
By Satang Nabaneh
In dealing with past human rights abuses and upholding standards of respect for human rights, The Gambia’s transition from an abusive regime to democracy must also entail justice for victims of gender-based violence.…
UDP urges Interior Minister to swiftly probe Ousman Darboe’s death
The leadership of the United Democratic Party has urged the Interior Minister to swiftly investigate the death of Ousman Darboe, a Sierra Leonean national who died following a brief police detention.
Press Release by UDP
The leadership…
Gambia’s full terror exposed before the TRRC
There seem to be no limit to what will be revealed before Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC). This week, the first three members of former president Yahya Jammeh’s infamous hit squad – the Junglers –…
U.S promises further probe into disappearances of their citizens in Gambia
The United States says they welcomes revelations before the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparation Commission on the disappearances of two American citizens in Gambia under former dictator Yahya Jammeh.
Testimony before the Truth…
GDC leader calls for calm after protests in Gambia’s 2 biggest cities
The leadership of the Gambia Democratic Congress has called for calm after a day of several violent protests in Serrekunda and Brikama.
Hundreds of young people in Brikama have taken to the street demanding efficient management from…
Government calls for calm following death of shopkeeper Ousman Darboe
The Gambia Government is calling for calm amidst widespread protest by hundreds of youths in Serrekunda demanding justice for Ousman Darboe, a Sierra Leonean national who reportedly died in the hands of the Police Anti-crime Unit.…
Baba Jobe killed on Jammeh’s orders, said soldier who admits participation in 48 killings
Baba Jobe, a native of Jarra, has been suffocated to death on his hospital bed by a team of killers reportedly operating on orders of former President Yahya Jammeh
Omar Jallow, a member of Jammeh’s hitsquad has told the Truth Commission…