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Jammeh suppresses media to keep people uninformed—Says GPU SG
The Gambia Press Union was one institution that was widely praised for standing up to dictatorship during Yahya Jammeh's 22 years.
The secretary general of the Gambia Press Union, Saikou Jammeh, has told the Truth Commission on Monday…
Yankuba Touray to face 10 additional murder charges
The state prosecutors in the murder trial of former state minister Yunkuba Touray have requested adequate time to amend his indictments to add at least 10 additional murder charges.
Touray currently faces single count of murder for his…
NAGBV stats shows scary trend of rape in Gambia
Statistics collected by the Network Against Gender-Based Violence has recorded close to 2000 cases of gender-based violence, almost half of which are rape cases within the past 5 years.
The stats were collected in only 8 state…
APRC accuses Justice Minister of deliberate campaign against their party
The APRC leader said they could not challenge the forfeiture of the assets of their leader Yahya Jammeh because of financial difficulty facing the party. “We would have sought a court injunction against the forfeiture,” said Fabakary…
Gambian activists show support to former President’s allege rape victim
Gambians activists have on Thursday held a peaceful procession to express solidarity with former beauty queen, Fatou Jallow, who claimed she was raped by former President Yahya Jammeh.
Jallow came public with her story for the first time…
Gov’t spoilt fertilizer “bound for Senegal” intercepted
Picture of Saro, taken by Kerr Fatou
By Mustapha K Darboe
Officials of the Ministry of Agriculture have prevented a private businessman from transporting unspecified number of bags of spoilt fertilizer from Government stores to Senegal.…
Coalition of Gambian activists plan procession against Sexual Violence
A coalition of Gambian civil society activists led by Tango are planning a procession against sexual violence in the country on Thursday, July 4
On Friday 28 of June, former July 22 Beauty Queen Fatoumatta Toufah Jallow hosted a press…
Former Junta Touray faces additional charge
Yankuba Touray's refusal to testify before the Truth Commission last week Thursday has caused widespread anger in Gambia. Several people stormed the Kairaba Police Station demanding he returns to the Commission. The Justice Minister…
Foreign Ministry seeks Melville’s suspension, asks him to return within 7 days
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has written to Melville Roberts, the Ministry’s head of America Division, asking him to return to the country within 7 days.
Roberts faces several allegations of rape from over a dozen Gambian girls and…
Justice Minister appears for state in Yankuba Touray murder trial
Yankuba Touray, a former state minister and member of the influential Military Council that takes over power in Gambia on July 22, 1994, has been charged with murder on Monday. Touray’s charge is in connection to the allege murder of…