Fatoumatta: The Gambian private media fought twenty-two years of former president Yahya Jammeh’s military turned civilian autocracy and suffered brutal persecutions, nocturnal arson attacks, torture, and death threats without compromising their reputation and professional integrity; those days, Gambian journalists under a despot played a heroic role in fighting for the […]
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Asset Declaration Law and Morality: Mr. President, As you Announce Cabinet Ministers, Should They Declare Their Assets & Liabilities Publicly?
Mr. President, as you are about to announce your new Cabinet Ministers, we want to remind you of the constitutional and moral obligations and your Cabinet Ministers to publicly declare your assets and liabilities before your Ministers take their oath of office. Mr. President, when people decide to hold public […]
On Presidential Attack on Rights Activist Madi Jobarteh, Every Gambia Must be Concerned
Every Gambian must be concerned and forcefully condemn the scathing attack launched against the person of Rights Activist Madi Jobarteh by no less a person than the Head of State. Before the country’s religious leaders, President Adama Barrow dishonestly and misguidedly branded the activist as an arsonist whose only interest […]
“Lawyers Only Doing Their Job”
I have no issues with lawyers defending the accused. We have to ensure that this colonial and abusive justice system we maintain fidelity to does not injure any more people than it already is. What I have issues with is spineless lawyers or police prosecutors who will prosecute or sue […]