The European Parliament last Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a joint resolution condemning the political violence of the regime of President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia. The resolution which was spearheaded by Scottish lawmaker, David Martin at the request of the Gambian born human rights activists, Alieu Ceesay of the Scotland-based Campaign […]
Author: Musa Saidykhan
Opposition Leader, Activist Tout EU Move To Act On Gambia
By Abdoulie John The European Union (EU) resolution to act on the Gambia has prompted a positive response from opposition parties and pro-democracy groups campaigning for rule of law and respect of human rights to prevail in the country. “The action of the EU to put targeted sanctions on the […]
Help Us Send Morro’s Body Home
The family of the late Morro Fofana is soliciting support from people to send his body for a fitting burial in the Gambia. Fofana, who hailed from Jarra Sankwia in Lower River Region, met his untimely death in a train accident in Rome, Italy, last week. The late Morro is […]
Nogoi’s Shocking Testament In Word
Hi Editor, I have transcribed Nogoi Njie’s Affidavit into WORD document for the benefit of your readers. It is a shocking and captivating reading – I transcribed it all at a sitting. It will surely become a Gambian National Historical Document – a Testament to Torture. Dida Jallow-Halake, […]
Baby Among Jammeh’s Victims
A four week’s old baby has become the youngest victim of Yahya Jammh’s brutality. The baby, currently in detention with her mother Kaddy Fatty at the Police Intervention Unit in Kanifing, is among more than two dozen peaceful protesters rounded up at Kanifing on Monday. Kaddy’s husband Modou Fatty remains […]
Sukai Dahaba: Gambia’s Winnie Mandela
The middle-aged woman in this picture has become a major center of attention during the weeks of the Gambia’s opposition protests sparked by arrest and disappearance. Sukai Dahaba is now paying the price of her peaceful protest. She was arrested, detained and slapped with bogus charges. But one fellow woman who […]
How Kani-kunda Discovers Unity Path
Thousands of worshippers last Saturday converged at Jarra Kani-kunda to partake in the village’s 19th annual Islamic gathering. Kani-kunda, a village founded by Mama Yoro Saidykhan some four centuries back, lies a stone throw from Soma town in Lower River Region. Mama Yoro (named Adam at birth), the knowledge endowed […]
Re: Nokoi Explains Ordeal; Confirms Solo’s Torture Death
By Kinteh Right here and right now is the time for us all to close ranks. Be it Njie, Jawara, Or Ngum, this latest revelations have shown that the broad section of the Gambian society is at risk of falling prey to these gangsters disguising as a gov’t. It is […]
Nogoi’s Ordeal Leaves Me In Tears
As I read Nogoi Njie’s testimony, I can’t control continous tears rolling down from my eyes. The torture in the form of beating and attempted rape of Nogoi Njie is an evil crime that must be punished. Those animals under the orders of Dictator Jammeh must pay the price of […]
US Court Convicts Gambia Attackers
Four Americans of Gambian origin have been sentenced by a Minnesota judge for their involvement in the failed December 30th 2014 coup in the Gambia. Texas real estate developer Cherno Njie and three others were convicted and sentenced for violating the United States Neutrality Act. The act was last used […]
Nogoi Explains Her Torture Ordeal; Confirms Solo Died Of Torture
The woman who has been held since April 14th has explained how she was horrendously tortured by Gambian security agents at the National Intelligence Agency in Banjul. In a sworn affidavit on May 11th in Banjul, Nogoi Njie also confirmed that Solo Sandeng was brutally tortured and that she found him unresponsive. […]
Gambia Crackdown Sparks Call To Action
By Abdoulie John The Gambia’s crackdown on peaceful protesters has been condemned left and right, with some opposition party leaders decrying the use of ‘excessive force’ against United Democratic Party (UDP) supporters protesting against court decision to deny their leader Ousainou Darboe and his co-accused persons bail. “The crackdown on protesters is not […]