(JollofNews) – Fellow citizens and friends of The Gambia, as Muslims in the country and those around the world celebrate Eidul Fitr today, I send you sincere greetings and profound appreciation on my humble behalf and that of my compatriots languishing in illegal detention as hostages of an unjust and[Read More…]
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Gambia Trio Tortured For Accusing President Of Ethnic Slur
(JollofNews) – Three men charged with sedition in the Gambia were tortured in jail and made to sign false testimonies, their lawyer said on Tuesday, after they allegedly said the president disliked the country’s majority ethnic group. President Yahya Jammeh is regularly accused of sanctioning human rights abuses in the[Read More…]
Gambia: Detainees Moved To Unknown Location, Says UDP
(JollofNews) An unknown number of detainees currently on trial for protesting against Gambia’s bad electoral laws were Tuesday night moved from the Mile II Prison to an unknown location, said the United Democratic Party (UDP). The party said: “We can confirm that by around 1:30 GMT, state security personnel from[Read More…]