Sixteen of those detained in connection with the alleged coup attempt of 21 March have been charged with treason and conspiracy, which carry the death penalty. ...
New names Lamin Fatty (m), reporter with The Independent; Kemo Balajo (m), former senior officer of the National Intelligence Agency and one other in addition to ...
Arrests have continued over the last few days in connection with an attempted coup that allegedly took place on 21 March. Furthermore, Abdoulie Kujabi, who has ...
At least 12 more people including Raif Diab (m), businessperson, aged around 70; Mariam Denton (f), lawyer and at least 10 others are known to have been arrested ...
At least 28 people, including Major Sang Pierre Mendy (m), Captain Muhammed Jah (m), Captain Bunja Darboe (m), Lt Wassa Camara (m),Famara Jammeh (m), Alpha Bah ...
Two years after Bisher al-Rawi and Jamil al-Banna were arrested on suspicion of having links with al-Qa'ida, they remain held without charge or trial at the US ...
In the Gambia, the death penalty, which had been abolished in April 1993, was re-established in August 1995 by the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council, although ...
This doument summarizes each of the 16 ECOWAS countries' legislation on the death penalty, provides information on the most recent executions and convictions and ...
Amnesty International is very concerned that the government of the Gambia has recently signed a bilateral agreement with the USA providing impunity for US nationals ...