PUBLIC STATEMENT 24th August 2025 The Edward Francis Small Centre for Rights and Justice stands in total solidarity with the detained protesters in their refusal to be released on conditional bail. We demand their immediate and an unconditional release as their arrest and detention on August 22 by the Gambia[Read More…]
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Gambia: 19 Arrested In Protest Over Mobile Data Hike, Denied Bail
Nineteen people, including popular rapper Killa Ace, were arrested Friday during a protest against a mobile data price hike outside the offices of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) in Banjul. The protesters, made up of youths and civil society groups such as the Edward Francis Small Centre for Rights[Read More…]
UDP Orchestrated Assassination Of Paramilitaries To Overthrow Barrow – Mama Jabbie
The first prosecution witness in the trial of Ousainou Bojang and his sister over last year’s killing of two paramilitary officers has stated that the UDP masterminded the “assassination” as part of its effort to topple President Adama Barrow. In a video recording shared with JollofNews, prosecution witness Mama Jabbie,[Read More…]