ALERT! Five People Under Police Custody
By Madi Jobarteh Banjul, The Gambia: Five youth activists – Omar Saibo Camara, Kemo Fatty, Alieu Bah, Mamadou Camara, and Bakary Tamba – were arrested by the Gambia Police Force on September 15, 2025, as they peacefully assembled to protest the forceful removal of the Auditor General from his office. A contingent of police officers
An Assault on Democracy: A D2 Million Political Party Registration Fee is Undemocratic
The Gambia’s National Assembly raised political party registration fees to D2 million on September 9, 2025, sparking criticism from Madi Jobarteh for undermining democracy, limiting grassroots participation, and entrenching elite control, following controversial nomination fee hikes and diaspora voting exclusion.
EFSCRJ Statement on the Denial of Bail to Political Prisoners and Police Brutality
The Edward Francis Small Centre for Rights and Justice denounces the denial of bail to political prisoners and the use of tear gas against peaceful protesters at Kanifing Magistrates Court on August 25, 2025, as violations of constitutional rights and signs of democratic backsliding in The Gambia.
