By Abdoulie John Pressure is mounting on the Gambia governmemt to free jailed opposition leader and dozens of his supporters. “ARTICLE 19 is gravely concerned by the ongoing attacks on civic space, the imprisonment of opposition leader, Ousainou Darboe, two of his family members, and 25 opposition party supporters, and by allegations of torture […]
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Why Am I Speaking Now
By Bunja Darboe I am not a politician and I am not a tribalist. Though I have some little knowledge about politics but I have always distanced my myself from political wrangling. Thomas Sankara once said: “A soldier without any political knowledge is a virtuous criminal”. So I have some […]
Kairo Exposes Solo Sandeng’s Killers
It has been 91 days since opposition political activist Ebrima Solo Sandeng was tortured to death by Gambian security agents, yet the government remains tight-lipped on how and why he died or who participated in the cold-blooded murder. The Jammeh regime that has innocent Gambian blood on its hands only […]
No to Mokati Mansa
By Baba Galleh Jallow Actualizing the family nation requires that we reassess the nature of political relationships in our country with a view to relocating political power from the state to the people where it rightfully belongs. And since our present government sees itself as a nation builder perched on […]
Lawyer Darboe’s Wife Speaks
The senior wife of the Gambia’s convicted leader of the opposition United Democratic Party has spoken volumes about her husband, revealing his untold story. Maimuna Ndure-Darboe, a former educationist, remains loyal and thankful to “a husband who had never made us cry.” Mrs Darboe who delivered the heavyweight statement at […]
Uproar Over Gambia’s Opposition Jailing
By Absolute John The conviction and sentencing of the United Democratic Party (UDP) leadership, including party leader Ousainou Darboe and supporters has caused uproar in the Gambia, with many people venting anger on Nigerian lawyers and judges on technical aid to the West African nation. Mr. Darboe and 18 others […]
Tribute Letter To Ousainou Darboe
“I will not go to court and argue in favour of a position that I do not believe in”. By Madi Jobarteh Dear Hon. Ousainou Darboe, If I were a better Gambian, I should be standing in front of Mile 2 Prisons to demand your freedom, dead or alive. If […]
The Political Martyrdom of Ousainou Darbo
The Political Martyrdom of Ousainou Darbo By Saul saidykhan When I was writing my last opinion some days ago, I was unaware that lawyer Ousainou Darbo, leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP) and his entire executive, some other associates, and relatives that were arrested with him in mid-April this […]
Gambia: A Testing Ground For Nigerian Judges
By Gambian Outsider! The last few days we have all expressed anger and frustration over the hustler Nigerian judges and lawyers in the Gambia on the handling of the case of Mr. Darboe and Co. Letters have been written to various entities complaining about these hustler legal practitioners. Most of […]
The Political Martyrdom Of Ousainou Darboe
By Sulayman (Saul) Saidykhan When I was writing my last opinion some days ago, I was unaware that lawyer Ousainou Darboe, leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP) and his entire executive, some other associates, and relatives that were arrested with him in mid-April this year were all- but-one, convicted […]
‘I’m Not Embarrassed By Conviction’
Despite being disappointed for not being protected by the Gambian laws, the jailed opposition leader said is not “embarrassed by this conviction. My children, brothers, cousins, sisters are not embarrassed by my conviction. My political family and my friends are not embarrassed by my conviction,” Lawyer Ousainou Darboe of the […]
No Theocracy in Islam
By: Dr Alhagi Manta Drammeh The extensive interest in Islam recently in the world, has occasionally caused confusion as a result of ignorance and misinformation. Distortions of the teachings of Islam through myopic lenses have resulted from negative passions. Therefore, the task of understanding Islam as lived and viewed traditionally […]