Some 55 members of the United Democratic Party have been arrested during peaceful demonstrations, including leader Ousainou Darboe, UDP Deputy Administrative Secretary Alhaji Darboe told RFI. The party has 25 names of people who were arrested on Thursday while calling for electoral reforms, and another 30 who went out on […]
Author: Musa Saidykhan
In SOLIDARITY With Lawyer DARBO and The UDP!
By Saul Saidykhan What is happening in The Gambia is an egregious crime against defenseless citizens by the murderous tyrant Yaya Jammeh – a man who has imposed himself on the people. Despite conducting sham elections many times, HE knows very well that he hasn’t won a single election in […]
GPU Writes To Attorney General
Dear Hon. Minister, The Gambia Press Union is concerned with the deteriorating state of health of Mr Alagie Ceesay, manager of Teranga FM. Our colleague was kept in incommunicado detention for twenty-nine days before he was arraigned in September, 2015, charged with sedition and false news. He has for the […]
Bruises Spotted On Detained Gambian Opposition Leader
The detained opposition leader of the United Democratic Party is nursing injuries, Kairo News Mile 2 sources confirmed. “I can say with certainty that Lawyer Ousainou Darboe sustained injuries on his forehead and right shoulder,” said our source. All our sources would not ascertain how the detained opposition leader had […]
Investigate Death In Custody, Free Protesters
(Dakar) – The suspicious death in custody of opposition political leader Solo Sandeng and the arrest of his party leader, Ousainu Darboe, and other party members in recent days underscore the repressive nature of the Gambia’s government, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and ARTICLE 19 said today. The groups said […]
Darboe Refuses To Go Home Unless…
Gambian police had earlier today offered to release the detained leader of the United Democratic Party and hold the rest of political detainees. Lawyer Ousainou Darboe promptly and unequivocally rejected the offer, calling it “immoral and repugnant.” Mr. Darboe insisted he would only go home provided all political detainees […]
Solo Sandeng’s Daughter Talks Tough
The daughter of Mr. Ebrima Solo Sandeng has said it’s about time Gambians bury the fear of government – a fear that has haunted them for more than two decades. Solo Sandeng, the Organising Secretary of the United Democratic Party, was tortured to death by Gambian security agents last Thursday. […]
Poison Alert For Detained UDP Leadership
This is an alert that is worth writing about. It is meant to give the world a clue of what President Yahya Jammeh’s government is capable of doing. A paranoid government or a government that is scared of everything, including its own shadows, will do anything humanely possible to maintain […]
GDF Disburses Funds To UDP
PRESS RELEASE FROM GDF – GAMBIA DEMOCRACY FUND On 4/17/16, the leadership of United Democratic Party requested assistance to offset expenses incurred as they continue their mobilization efforts, which has taken a national dynamic. UDP also expressed concern that without urgent assistance, this goal will not be met. Heeding that […]
How Ousman Sonko Insults Gambians
Everyone should be asking about the whereabouts of the leader of the opposition United Democratic Party except The Gambia’s Interior Minister. Ousman Sonko puts aside shame, visited Lawyer Ousainou Darboe’s Pipeline home and asked about the detained opposition leader’s whereabouts. One opposition activist calls Sonko’s inquiry “a painful insult on […]
UN Chief Concerned About Gambia’s Use Of Excessive Force
17 April 2016 – Concerned about the apparent use of excessive force on peaceful demonstrators in Gambia after at least three people died in State custody, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on authorities to immediately and unconditionally release all those arrested during Thursday’s protest. In a statement from […]
What Lawyer Darboe Tells His Family
Shortly before taking to the streets, the Secretary General of United Democratic Party Lawyer Ousainou Darboe prepared the mentality of family members (wives and children). The somber address could only be compared to the statement of a soldier on a war mission. “I’m ready to go to the streets to […]