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Gambia: State funeral for activist tortured to death under Jammeh

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The Gambia has held a state funeral for the opposition activist Ebrima Solo Sandeng – who was tortured to death under former president, Yahya Jammeh nearly seven years ago. Sandeng’s body was wrapped in a mattress and buried in a detention facility 48 hours after his arrest in April 2016. As a senior member of the opposition United Democratic Party,… Read More
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Gambia: Former spy chief and four others sentenced to death

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– – A former intelligence chief, Yankuba Badjie, and four other security agents have been sentenced to death by a local court. The local court judge sentenced the five to death for the killing in 2016 of a political activist in the final days of brutal rule under former President Yahya Jammeh. Yankuba Badjie was officially charged in 2017 with… Read More