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…]
Human Rights
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…]
Media Training On Reporting Gambia’s Truth Commission Kicks-Off
A four-day workshop on reporting truth commissions kick-started Monday at Ocean Bay Hotel, Cape Point. The training workshop brought together journalists from the print, electronic and online media, and is organised by Gambia gov’t in partnership with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). In her opening remarks, UNDP deputy Resident Representative,[Read More…]
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