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U.S Senators urge TRRC to probe “murdered” journalist’s case
Six Senators of the United States of America have issued a letter urging Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission to investigate the case of “murdered” journalist Chief Ebrima Manneh.
The letter highlights the…
Tricked and trafficked: A Gambian woman who left her kidney behind
Gambia prohibits all forms of trafficking through its October 2007 Trafficking in Persons Act. The law prescribes penalties from 15 years' to life imprisonment.
By Mustapha K Darboe
Binta Jagne* left The Gambia for Lebanon with promise…
Who ordered the arrest of Kasim Fadera of Jarra Soma?
Kasim Fadera is a resident of Jarra Soma in LRR. He is a member in a UDP WhatsApp audio forum in his area. Sometime early this month, November he contributed to a discussion in the forum in which he exposed the double standards of the…
Families of Gambians killed in Birmingham wall collapse reject inquest verdict
The jury concluded there was a foreseeable risk that the wall would overturn “due to gross overloading” and that the failure to identify that risk had contributed to the deaths.
The families of four Gambians and one Senegalese men killed…
Gambia seeks assistance from Zambia in judicial reforms
The Republic of Gambia has requested the Zambian government for support in its judicial reforms by seconding judges to their judiciary.
Gambian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, made the…
Mansakonko: UDP supporter charged for ‘breach of peace’ granted bail
Kasim Fadera, a staunch supporter of the United Democratic Party who has been remanded for insulting six district chiefs (Seyfolu), has been granted bail on Thursday by the Mansakonko Magistrate Court.
Fadera was on Monday 12th November…
Military survivors of Nov. 11 massacre recount horrors, call for justice
Abdoulie Darboe, survivor of the November 11 military massacre, said some of the perpetrators of the crime are still in the army.
A group of former military officers who have survived the first allege mass execution under former…
Star FM’s Yusupha Darboe receives death threat
Kerr Fatou has learned that Darboe has also reported his case to the Gambia Press Union and the Union’s leadership has asked him to wait on the police inquiry for appropriate steps to be taken.
The Standard newspaper reported on Monday…
Meet the ‘dictator hunter’ after former ruler Yahya Jammeh
Gambia's former ruler Yahya Jammeh has ruled the small nation with an iron fist. In 22 years of his rule, anyone who dared him endured the wrath of his entire security apparatus.
However, on December 1 he was defeated by President Adama…
Gambia gets ‘partly free’ score on Freedom House Internet Freedom Index
Internet freedom in The Gambia has improved remarkably in the past year as internet users experienced less restrictions under President Adama Barrow, according to the 2018 Freedom House Index.
The index which was released recently said…