(JollofNews) – Ousainou Darboe has risen from being a human rights lawyer to becoming the symbol of resistance against government repression in the Gambia. As a veteran lawyer, he is credited to have saved the lives of over 200 Gambians including the late Sherriff Mustapha Dibba of the opposition National[Read More…]
Tag: Opposition Protest
Gambia: Socialist International Decries Opposition Members’ Jailing
(JollofNews) – The Socialist International (SI) has denounced the imprisonment of the leadership of the opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) by a high court judge in the Gambia. Opposition Leader Ousainou Darboe and 18 of his supporters were last Wednesday sentenced to three years in prison by a high court[Read More…]
Gambia: The Lawyer Ousainou Darboe You Do Not Know
(JollofNews) – Any Gambian mindful of the political developments in the country is aware of how a few half-baked, unsophisticated politicians with less regard for good governance and the rights of man have systematically threatened the idea of freedom once cherished and familiar to us all. Despite the regime of[Read More…]