The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) condemns in the strongest terms the physical assault on supporters of the opposition United Democratic Party (UDP), by group of riot police. Thousands of angry unarmed supporters gathered Thursday in Brikama following the rejection of UDP Busumbala aspirant Momodou Sabally’s nomination by the Independent[Read More…]
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EU Election Observation Mission Report Indicts The Electoral Process
The report of the European Union (EU) Election Observation Mission on the conduct of the last presidential elections has vindicated those of us who had accused President Adama Barrow and his National People’s Party (NPP) of using state resources and other incentives to induce the voters and failing to strictly[Read More…]
Gambia 2016: Jammeh Warns Against Election Protest
(JollofNews) – The Gambia President Yahya Jammeh, who has been in office for more than two decades, has warned that even peaceful protests will not be permitted after the upcoming election. On Thursday, more than 880,000 registered voters will head to more than 1,400 polling stations around the country whose[Read More…]