Gambia: Quit, Opposition Tells Jammeh
The National Transitional Council of the Gambia, an exiled opposition group, has called on President Yahya Jammeh to give up power within 30 days.
President Jammeh gestures as he begins a speech.
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Gambia:
GPU Urges Gov't to Reverse Decision On the Closure of Media Organisations
Foroyaa, 28 September 2012
The Gambia Press Union is taken aback by a recent order by Personnel of the National Intelligence Agency who on Friday September 14, ordered the Publishers of the Standard… Read more »
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Gambia:
Heightened Security Measures or Just Routine Exercise?
Foroyaa, 4 October 2012
The heavy firing which took place on Monday 24 September and Tuesday 25 September, respectively was not preceded by any announcement from the army headquarters. Read more »
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Gambia:
Pressure on Jammeh Succeeds - For Now
UNIRIN, 20 September 2012
Public, forceful international pressure on Gambian President Yahya Jammeh to halt ongoing executions of death row prisoners was successful - at least temporarily - leading… Read more »
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Gambia:
IFJ Urges UN to Test Gambian Leader's Offer of Journalists' Murder Inquiry Amid New Media Clampdown
IFJ, 19 September 2012
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today condemned in the strongest terms the shutting down of two private newspapers in The Gambia. Read more »
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West Africa:
Ecowas, AU Must Stop Jammeh's Human Rights Abuses
Public Agenda, 14 September 2012
On 22 July, Gambia celebrated its so-called "Freedom Day" - a day introduced by Gambia's President of 18 years, Yahya Jammeh. "Freedom Day" marks the anniversary of Jammeh's rise… Read more »
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West Africa:
The Blatant Ignorance of Human Rights in Gambia
Ghanaian Chronicle, 15 September 2012
On 22 July, Gambia celebrated its so-called "Freedom Day" - a day introduced by Gambia's President of 18 years, Yahya Jammeh. "Freedom Day" marks the anniversary of Jammeh's rise… Read more »
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Gambia:
Gambia - No Light at the End of the Tunnel
Fahamu, 13 September 2012
Repressed by their government for years, the force for change in Gambia is likely to come from citizens finding the courage to 'seek another way, from another place'. Read more »