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I Kept the Debate on Track. Halifa Tried to Divert it
Hon. Halifa Sallah, Secretary General and Party Leader PDOIS and Madi Jobarteh Human Rights Activist
By Madi Jobarteh
This debate is about the role played by the political parties and politicians that formed the…
The Grand Betrayal!
How the Coalition Political Leaders Betrayed Solo Sandeng who gave his life for…
Madi Jobarteh, Human Rights Activist
By Madi Jobarteh
No one expects to protest in order to be killed. Therefore, Solo did not protest on April 14 just to end up dead and given a so-called state funeral. The…
Morro Touray: Open Letter On The Attempted Coup
Dr. Morro Touray, United Kingdom
Addressees:
David Belgrave OBE, British High Commissioner, Banjul
Ilze Juhansone, Secretary General, EU Commission
Umaro Sissoco Embalo, ECOWAS Chairperson
Dr Omar Alieu…
Never Again should be government policy
Baba Galleh Jallow, chairman Never Again Network
By Baba Galleh Jallow
One of the most irksome comments some of us read on Gambian social media circles is the refrain, “never again is forever again.”…
Weaponizing Laws and Institutions to Scare and Silence Citizens
Madi Jobarteh, Human Rights Activist
2023 Call to Action: Stand up to Defend the Constitution and the Republic.
The illegal arrest and detention of Momodou Sabally is one too many that we have continuously…
Opinion: Targeting Sabally?
Hon. Momodou Sabally, Campaign Manager United Democratic Party
By: Foday Samateh
The arrest and detention of Momodou Sabally raise grave and disconcerting concerns about individual rights and the rule of law in The…
Opinion: Like A Yesteryear Gambia…
Hon. Momodou Sabally, Campaign Manager United Democratic Party.
By Mustapha K Darboe
In 2013, a guy called Bai Mass Kah— at the time a staff of Foroyaa newspaper— was arrested. His crime was that he told an NIA informant to…
Unparliamentary Language Point Of Law Of The Revised Standing Orders Of The National Assembly Of The…
Alhagie M. Dumbuya, Director of Library and Research Services, National Assembly of the Gambia
Parliament is a forum where the views of a nation, through its elected (and where applicable, unelected) representatives, are freely…
TO VEIL OR NOT: socio-political, human rights and secularity issues
Lawyer Abdoulie Fatty.
By Abdoulie Fatty, Lawyer
The furore surrounding St. Therese’s school and pupils whose veils were seized, unfortunate as it is, is an opportunity to start a national conversation,…
Monkey Park must be Protected. NO MORE ENCROACHMENT
Madi Jobarteh, Human Rights Activist.
It is indeed extremely worrying that the governments of both The Gambia and the United States have decided to finally kill Monkey Park hence subject its inhabitants to a life of misery and…