(JollofNews) – A Scottish Labour Party politician and member of European Parliament who campaigned against the violation of rights abuses in the Gambia has commended his colleagues in Brussels for taking a tough stance against the regime of President Jammeh. On Thursday members of the European parliament passed a resolution[Read More…]
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Gambia: Detained Businesswoman Narrates Harrowing Torture
(JollofNews) – A businesswoman arrested by Gambian security officers for allegedly taking part in an ‘unauthorised’ protest against the regime of President Yahya Jammeh has given a harrowing account of torture she and members of the opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) went through at National Intelligence Agency’s head office in[Read More…]
Gambian Coup Plotters Sentenced In America
(JollofNews) – A United States federal judge in St. Pauls, Minnesota, Thursday sentenced four US-based Gambian men for their involvement in the December 2014 ill-fated plot to overthrow the Gambian regime of President Yahya Jammeh. Cherno Njie, Papa Faal, Banka Manneh and Alagie Saidy Barrow had all pleaded guilty to[Read More…]
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