(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…]
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Senegal Demo Denounces Repression In Gambia
(JollofNews) – Fairly large crowds of Senegalese civil society activists and Gambian exiles in Senegal converged at the Place de la Nation (l’Obelisque) in Dakar on Friday afternoon to denounce the climate of repression prevailing in The Gambia. The protest, spearheaded by several human rights and civil society groups, including[Read More…]
Gambia: 8 Months Ahead Of Elections, Repression Is Underway
(JollofNews) – FIDH and member organisations of the #MyvVoteMustCount Coalition condemn the bloody crackdown by Gambian police on the peaceful demonstrations held on April 14 and 16 calling for an electoral reform ahead of the December 2016 presidential election. This repression resulted in the arrest of dozens of opponents and[Read More…]