23 Charged by Police for Unlawful Assembly (Protest)
The Kanifing Magistrates’ Court, under Magistrate Thomas Fuad Touray, is hearing the case of 23 individuals charged with Unlawful Assembly and Control of Procession, with Chief Inspector Alasana E. Bah cross-examined and proceedings set to resume on October 9, 2025.
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
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.
Essa Faal Reaches Out To President Adama Barrow
May 10, 2025 Your Excellency, President Adama Barrow, I write to you today with a heavy heart but with unwavering hope, as an ordinary citizen who yearns for peace, justice, and unity in our beloved nation. The streets of our capital and beyond are filled with the voices of our youth, who, for the third
