IHRDA condemns the unlawful arrest and detention of Political Scientist, Dr Ismaila Ceesay, by The Gambia Police on 31 January 2018 for expressing an opinion on national security, published in The Voice Newspaper. According to the paper, Dr Ceesay had suggested in an interview that it was important for the[Read More…]
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Article 19 Calls For Dr Ceesay’s Release
The attention of Article 19 West Africa has been drawn to the arrest and detention of Dr. Ismaila Ceesay, professor of political science at the University of The Gambia, on Wednesday January 31 2018. The arrest, as purported, is in relation to a published interview he granted earlier to a[Read More…]
DUGA Frowns At Dr Ceesay’s Arrest
The Democratic Union of Gambian Activists -DUGA condemns the arbitrary arrest and detention of Dr. Ismaila Ceesay, political commentator and senior political science lecturer, University of The Gambia. Dr. Ceesay was arrested January 31, 2018 on the background of a local news story in which he alleged that the “presence[Read More…]