By Kalifa Darboe There are plenty of reasons why I will never forget about Solo Sandeng. He is a rare patriotic Gambian who gets along with everyone. An ambitious and goal-oriented man who defends vulnerable people from bullies. A man who believes in equality, justice and freedom. His death strikes […]
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Re: Lawyer Ousainou Darboe Iconic Image Of Lady Justice
Alhagi Yerro Jallow, you have summed it all. There is hardly anything anybody can add to what you have written about Ousainou Darboe. He has proven himself. Those loud-mouth politicians who have been playing to the gallery frequenting almost every online radio, making high sounding speeches signifying nothing, are today […]
Lawyer Ousainou Darboe Iconic Image Of Lady justice
Alagi Yorro Jallow I know Ousainou Darboe. I like lawyer Darboe. I don’t want to seem like a sycophant, but I’d be lying if I didn’t admit that I admired him. I disagreed with much of what he said, sure, but I recognized he is a giant for […]
55 Opposition Members Arrested In Gambia Government Crackdown
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
‘Solo Was Buried Like A Dog’
The leader of the opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) has expressed the way and manner his party’s newly elected Organising Secretary Ebrima Solo Sandeng was tortured to death. “We have gathered credible information that the Director General of the National Intelligence Agency, Yankuba Badjie, unleashed his drunk hooligans on the […]
US Damns Gambia’s Severe Response To Peaceful Protest
The United States government has condemned what is calls “The Gambia’s severe response to recent peaceful protests.” In a statement issued by the Spokesperson John Kirby, the United States has called for “an immediate end to violence and urge all Gambians to exercise restraint and calm.” The statement is issued […]
Finally civil disobedience must be the order
In any revolution, there are stages that it must go through. First are the complaints, then, the national and international exposure, then, peaceful protest and marches and finally civil disobedience must be the order of the day to end the revolution. ‘one catapult, stones, and old tires is the next […]
GCC Demands Unconditional Release Of Peaceful Opposition Protesters
Urgent: For immediate release Balangba The Gambia in a crisis, better still, Gambia is in turmoil and ECOWAS, AU and the international community are being notified of this ongoing tragedy. On Friday, a group of Gambians activists demanding electoral reforms, ahead of election in December, were arrested, but by Saturday, […]