(JollofNews) – FIDH and member organisations of the #MyvVoteMustCount Coalition condemn the bloody crackdown by Gambian police on the peaceful demonstrations held on April 14 and 16 calling for an electoral reform ahead of the December 2016 presidential election. This repression resulted in the arrest of dozens of opponents and[Read More…]
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Gambia Sticks Two Fingers Up At Critics Over Opposition Crackdown
The Gambian regime of President Yahya Jammeh has stuck two fingers up at critics who were breathing fire over its crackdown on the main opposition United Democratic Party (UDP). The regime has over the past few days come under severe criticisms from rights groups after security forces armed with assault[Read More…]
Gambian Court To Hear Bail Plea Of Remanded Opposition Members
(JollofNews) – A group of lawyers defending an opposition leader and his supporters who were arrested last week for taking part in an ‘unauthorised’ protest against the regime of President Yahya Jammeh will today be in the high court in Banjul to seek for their release on bail. United Democratic[Read More…]