(JollofNews) – Authorities in the Gambia have filed criminal charges against supporters of the main opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) who were arrested last week for taking part in a street protest. The party’s leader, Ousainou Darboe and an unknown number of his supporters are currently detained at an unknown[Read More…]
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Detained Senegalese Government Workers Released
(JollofNews) – Four Senegalese government workers arrested by Gambian police have been released, according to reports. The four were on a mission to produce a report for the Senegalese environment ministry on the management of natural resources in Senegal, the ministry said. Police in the Gambia arrested the team on[Read More…]
Gambia Urged To Release Jailed Radio Journalist
(JollofNews) – The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has backed calls by the Gambia Press Union (GPU) for all charges against jailed radio journalist Alhagie Ceesay to be dropped and for his immediate release. The journalist, manager at Taranga FM, was arrested last year and is critically ill in hospital.[Read More…]
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