The sham trial of the United Democratic Party leadership and supporters Monday continued before mercenary judge Eunice Dada at the High Court in Banjul, with defendants maintaining their defiance to participate in their preconceived conviction. Today’s proceedings The first witness today was Fatoumata A Bah who lives at Kerr Sering, […]
Month: June 2016
Details Emerging On Solo’s Murder
Details are emerging on the cold-blooded murder of Ebrima Solo Sandeng, although in bits and pieces. Contrary to the widely held belief that the former United Democratic Party Organising Secretary was tortured to death by agents of the feared national spy agents. Most Gambians believe that Mr. Sandeng, whose only […]
Cloud Of Fear Hangs Over Gambians
I want to register my concern over the ONGOING HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES in my beloved country The Gambia. As some of you may have known The Gambia had been hailed for being a peaceful country until July 1994, when Yahya Jammeh seized power in a coup whose aftermath resulted to […]
NIA Detain 4 Senior Gambian Officials
The Gambia’s state security agents have detained four senior government officials. The officials — Nuha Touray, Secretary to Cabinet; Fafa Sanyang, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Petroleum, Momodou Badjie, Managing Director of Gambia National Petroleum Company. Also in state custody is Dawda O. Fadera, Permanent Secretary of Personnel Management […]
Jammeh’s Major Mistake: Exiling Gambians Since 1994
Yaya Jammeh’s biggest mistake is to have consciously social engineered to send hundreds of thousands of Gambians to exile. Since 1994, Yaya Jammeh wanted to change the demographic face of the Gambia by gradually replacing exiles with his Casamance brothers and sisters. He partly succeeded but little did Yaya Jammeh […]
Dictator Jammeh Sets Gambia For Violent Change
By Max After a careful study of political situation of the country , I have the belief that Gambians must prepare themselves that Yahya Jammeh will be removed violently from power . This is the last feasible option left for oppressed people . All signs indicate that Jammeh will not […]
Tribalism: Constitutional Constipation
My Marxist/Leninist/Maoist Comrades cum Friends and I had been locked in disagreement. No matter how I marshalled my arguments I could not persuade them that Pan-Africanism was an African Personality to the World Working Class Movement. Indeed within Pan-Africanism we faced possible unnecessary “ruptures” between […]
GDF Disburses Funds Again
PRESS RELEASE Gambia Democracy Fund – GDF, would like to inform the public that on Monday, 6/13/16, the organization disbursed $1,000 to each of the families of those sentenced in Minnesota during the week of May 10th, 2016 (totaling $4,000.00). This amount is a direct donation from GDF. As you […]
Where Is The Oblivious Bun Sanneh?
All went so quiet about Ebrima Bun Sanneh since his unceremonious exit from the Gambia Police Force and subsequently as the former director of the National Drug Enforcement Agency. Bun Sanneh as was commonly called used to live in Tallinding where he was so arrogant to us the neigbours and […]
NIA Confirms Solo Sandeng’s Death But..
It took the Gambia government two months to confirm the death in custody of Ebrima Solo Sandeng. The opposition activist was tortured to death after his arrest on April 14th. His only crime– if there is any — is to lead a peaceful demonstration calling for electoral reforms. Sandeng, a […]
April 14 Protesters Granted Bail
Thirteen of the 25 April 14th remanded protesters were unconditionally bailed by the police, Kairo News confirmed. Eleven others who were moved to Mansakonko for trial still remain remanded at Mile II Central Prisons. The bailed men are: Baboucar Gitteh, Baba Ceesay, Ebrima Janko Ceesay, Lamin Camara, Alhagie Jammeh, Alhagie […]
UDP Wants ICC To Probe Gambia Govt’s Crimes Against Humanity
THE DIASPORA ORGANISATION OF THE UNITED DEMOCRATIC PARTY DEMAND ICC INVESTIGATION INTO CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY IN THE GAMBIA The UDP Diaspora organization has formally filed a Petition with Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague to initiate and expedite preliminary investigation into the crimes against humanity committed […]