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‘FJC did not ask me not to cooperate with TRRC’
Alagie Kanyi, a witness in the ongoing trial of tampering with a Truth Commission witness, has told the High Court that Fatoumatta Jahumpa Ceesay did not ask him not to cooperate with the Commission.
Ceesay, a former speaker of the…
Activists urge Gov’t to drop charges against ‘3 years Jotna’ protesters
A coalition of civil society organizations have petitioned Gambia Government officials to drop charges against 15 young people arrested in connection to ‘3 years Jotna’ protest.
The young people were arrested at Senegambia area couple of…
Interior Minister and IGP must be held accountable for Kanilai shooting
At the outset I demand that the Minister of Interior, the Inspector General of Police and the responsible officers at Kanilai checkpoint to resign or be sacked for the shooting of Ismaila Tamba. The act of shooting an unarmed citizen…
‘Military police investigating the Kanilai shooting’
The military police are investigating a soldier who was reported to have shot one Ismaila Tamba, a native of Kanilai on Sunday.
Tamba who is now recovering from his gunshot wound at the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (EFSTH) was…
Gambia to take Rohingya issue to ICJ— FM Tangara
During an official visit to Bangladesh on Friday, Gambia’s Foreign Minister Dr Mamadou Tangara said they are committed to taking the Rohingya issue to the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
The Gambian Foreign Minister said this when…
“Witness tampering” case: Kanyi reveal details of phone call with Touray
Alagie Kanyi, a former soldier who have confessed to participating in 11 killings, has told the High Court on Thursday that Yankuba Touray has called him to inquire if he had told the Truth Commission anything relating to the death of…
Amnesty welcomes Barrow’s commutation of 22 death sentences to life
Gambia’s Attorney General and Justice Minister, Aboubacarr Tambadou, said on Wednesday that President Adama Barrow has commuted the death sentences of 22 prisoners to life imprisonment.
Amnesty International, an international human…
CRC meets Gambians in Mauritania
The Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) has successfully held another public consultation in the Mauritanian capital of Nouakchott on Thursday 2nd May, 2019.
The occasion mark the Commission’s final direct engagement with Gambians…
Pres. Barrow thumbs up Article 19 support to Gambia’s media laws reform process
President Adama Barrow has expressed appreciation to the support rendered by the international free expression agency, Article 19, in reforming draconian media laws that were inherited by his government.
Article 19 regional director for…
Gambian prison detainees to get free legal services
The Gambia Bar Association, Prison Services and National Agency for Legal Aid have signed a memorandum of understanding on Friday to provide free legal services to detainees at Mile 2, Jeshwang and Janjanbureh prisons.
The MOU details…