Six Gambian police officers Thursday pleaded not guilty to the shooting and killings of three environmental protesters in Faraba Banta village. Baboucarr Cham, Bala Musa Fatty, Mamadou Jallow, Alieu Camara, Musa Badgie and Nuha Colley appeared at the Banjul Magistrates’ Court, where they were charged with three counts of murder.[Read More…]
Human Rights
Another Gambian Migrant Arrested In Italy For Terrorism
Italian police arrested a Gambian asylum seeker who swore allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) group, local media reported Monday. According to Xinhua News Agency, police released a surveillance video of the man, named as 34-year-old Sillah Ousman, talking to himself and miming the use of a machine gun while[Read More…]
2 Togolese Among Lynched Migrants In Gambia
Two Togolese have recently been discovered to be among about 50 West African migrants massacred in 2005 by a paramilitary unit controlled by former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh, Human Rights Watch and TRIAL International said Monday. The victims’ families said that the Togolese government should support efforts in Ghana to investigate[Read More…]
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