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Police arrest over a dozen people in connection to Brikama protest
At least five people have been injured by the police, Kerr Fatou has learned.
Paramilitary officers have arrested over a dozen people in connection to the protest which was staged against what organisers considered to be…
Police accused of causing death of a Sierra Leonean national
Dozens of young people have gathered at the Serrakunda Police Station to protest against the death of a Sierra Leonean national Ousman Darboe who they claimed was severely beaten by the police anti-crime unit.
Darboe, a shop owner at the…
TRRC witness paints a gruesome picture of Haruna Jammeh’s killing
Omar Jallow, an ex-member of former President Yahya Jammeh’s hit-squad has painted a gruesome picture of the nature of the death of Haruna Jammeh.
Haruna Jammeh was a cousin of former president who was reportedly killed by his hit men on…
15 years later, killers of Deyda Hydara are revealed
Banjul – July 23: The Gambia Press Union (GPU) has learnt with mixed feelings of shock and relief about the killers of journalist Deyda Hydara, a founder and former president of the GPU.
On Monday July 22, 2019, Malick Jatta, a military…
The IGP cannot stop occupy Brikama Area Council!
The Gambia Police Force must be informed that they have no authority to deny citizens from holding public institutions and public officials accountable. Brikama Area Council is a public institution and the Governor, Chairperson,…
High Court dismisses contempt of court charges against Touray
The Special Criminal Court Division of High Court has on Tuesday dismissed the contempt of court charges against former state minister Yankuba Touray.
Touray was charged to court about a month for refusing to testify before the country’s…
Soldier confesses involvement in killing of 50 West African migrants in Gambia
A Gambian soldiers working for a hit squad operating on the orders of former President Yahya Jammeh has admitted to participating in the execution of 50 West African migrants in Gambia in 2005.
On July 22, 2005, Gambian police forces…
Jungler confirms ‘Magic Pen’ Deyda Hydara was killed on Jammeh’s order
Today is exactly 25 years after former president Yahya Jammeh ascended to power.
An ex-member of former President Yahya Jammeh’s hit squad has confirmed to the Truth Commission on Monday that journalist Deyda Hydara was killed on the…
Police probe into abduction cases find the claims were untrue
Gambian police have investigated 3 claims of abduction cases that were found to be untrue, said the Inspector General Mamour Jobe in a statement on Monday.
The police chief said they are equally concerned about information on social…
Journalist who ‘survives abduction’ under Jammeh claims seeing Chief Manneh in state custody
A Gambian investigative journalist who has been documenting cases of human rights violations in the country has claimed seeing disappeared journalist Chief Ebrima Manneh in state custody in 2007. The TRRC on Monday concludes its session on…