Democracy is not polite. It is not sterile, orderly, or predictable. It is a chorus of contesting voices, sharp rhetoric, and sometimes provocative declarations. But when the agents of law begin to police speech before policing actual crime, democracy begins to suffocate under the weight of its own laws. In[Read More…]
Opinion
Alagi Yorro Jallow: Freedom Is Not A Selective Principle
In a democracy, criticism sharpens convictions. Speech challenges orthodoxy. What we must never tolerate is moral inconsistency disguised as civic righteousness. Mr. Pa Njie Girigara’s recent appeal to President Barrow to silence former President Yahya Jammeh’s political commentary is not the cry of a democrat—it is the echo of a[Read More…]
Tambadou’s Ditching – Betrayal Of The Century?
Indeed, every genuine Gambian who loves and cherishes his/her citizenship should condemn the recent decision by the government of President Adama Barrow to withdraw its support for Ba Tambadou’s candidature for a judge at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in favour of a non-Gambian. That is the height of[Read More…]
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