by PK Jarju Going through photos of his days as a young editor back in his native Gambia, Musa Saidykhan fights back tears. While most journalists reflect on their careers with pride, Mr Saidykhan feels no such fondness. His intentions to remain in his home country, to use his pen[Read More…]
Human Rights
Gambia: Newspaper Editor Recounts Details Of Torture By Military Officers
A former editor of the defunct Independent Newspaper in the Gambia Wednesday appeared at the ongoing truth commission where he recounted how he was arbitrarily detained for over three weeks and tortured by an elite military unit during the previous regime of Yahya Jammeh. Madi Ceesay was arrested in March[Read More…]
Gambia: ‘Yankuba Touray Never Participated In Koro Ceesay’s Murder’ Ex-Junta Spokesman Reveals
A former minister in the erstwhile government of Yahya Jammeh who is being tried for the murder in 1995 of Finance Minister Ousman Koro Ceesay had never participated in his killing, a former Spokesman of the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council (AFPRC) has revealed. Former Army Captain Ebou Jallo, who[Read More…]
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