By Angela Quintal/CPJ Africa Program Coordinator At Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) on July 22, army officer Lieutenant Malick Jatta named former President Yahya Jammeh as the mastermind behind the murder of prominent editor Deyda Hydara on December 16 , 2004. He said Jammeh had given the direct[Read More…]
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Gambia: Police Not Responsible For New Mum’s Death In Brikama
Police in the Gambia have strongly denied having a role in the rumoured death of an unnamed mother and her new born baby during last week’s riots in Brikama. On Wednesday officers were deployed to the street of the town after thousands of youths tried to occupy the administrative office[Read More…]
Gambia: Police Reveal Identities Of Gun-Wielding Men At Serrekunda Protest
A group of gun-wielding men seen shooting rubber bullets and teargas at unarmed protesters in Serrekunda and Bakoteh are officers of the Gambia’s Police Criminal Investigation, a police spokesman has confirmed. Assistant Suprintendent of Police (ASP) Lamin Njie said the officers were deployed to help secure lives and properties. Gambian[Read More…]
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