(JollofNews) – A group of lawyers defending an opposition leader and his supporters who were arrested over a week ago for taking part in an ‘unauthorised’ protest against the regime of President Yahya Jammeh will this afternoon return to the high court in Banjul to seek for their release on[Read More…]
Human Rights
‘Fugitive’ Gambian Journalist Declared Wanted
(JollofNews) – A detained Gambian journalist who fled the west African nation while receiving treatment at a state owned hospital has been declared wanted. Alagie Abdoulie Ceesay, managing editor of the private radio station, Teranga FM, allegedly escaped from the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (EFSTH) in Banjul where he[Read More…]
Escaped Gambian Journalist ‘Arrives’ In Senegal
(JollofNews) – Gambian journalist Alagie Abdoulie Ceesay who was hospitalized while in detention has ‘arrived’ in Senegal, JollofNews has learnt. Ceesay, who is on trial for false information and sedition was hospitalized on 11th April at Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (EFSTH) in Banjul . Two days later, according to[Read More…]