Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issue

                        Issue No. 43/2006, 5-7 June, 2006

                                     Editorial

                              A NATION IN FEAR

The Gambian Nation is in fear; fear of the whip of the power that be.Though eyes are wide open, lips are sealed and ink does not flow. Some are even scared to cough. Fear of the whip has clouded our hearts and minds to the extent that we cannot speak or write the truth. Even lawyers are too scared to defend the law. Public servants clock in and out of work not knowing when the axe will fall on them. Journalists and internet users are turned into slaves of self-censorship for fear of being picked up and treated like bandits treat their captives.This atmosphere continues to prevail as the unwarranted arrests and continued detention beyond 72 hours go on unabated. Such a picture sickens the nation and undermines its integrity.The president should put a stop to this trend.

PANORAMA with 'Bulfaaleh'-The ordeal of a detainee, who watches the point newspaper?

The ordeal of a detainee who came face-to-face with President Jammeh's Chiakas.

What is obvious here is that President Jammeh has succeeded in terrorising the citizens of our country men and women. For Gambians President Jammeh equals to a man of threats and insults on Gambia Television. From 1994 to date no Gambian can quote a single speech where President skipped sending threats to the people he calls his voters. If a President is bent on feeding his own voters with threats then how can we ever convince that the elections in his country are free and fair? The coming elections are going to be conducted through fear and threats. The same fear and threats are polluting every corner in The Gambia.

Jammeh's chickas exposed!!!

Inside Banjul tears,torture,questionable happiness?

For the past days silence has been my tool. There are so many things happening in The Gambia these days. These are things one cannot write about in an irresponsible way. The best thing to do is nothing less than gathering pieces and pieces against the incumbent government. The government is scared to death but pretending to be upbeat. They aren't near zeal or keen interest when it comes to addressing public concerns.

The government is scared to death but pretending to be upbeat. They aren't near zeal or keen interest when it comes to addressing public concerns.

By Chat boy Shakopee, Minnesota

Once again my fellow Gambians, freedom to express one's views and obtain information is a natural right of every human being. Anyone who tries to interferes with this right of an individual is obviously fooling himself. Dear readers, for the past two weeks since the daily observer published the nonsense report some APRC members in US have been threatening me through phone calls. If a person like me in US is threatened you can imagine the condition of people in the Gambia. In my opinion I think they are cowards. Something to take note is that the ones who are troubled and lacked self confidence are the ones who resort to aggressive tactics in order to hide their insecurity. On the contrary, the actions of a wise individual is characterized by calmness and reservation. If you observe the actions of "King" Jammeh, it is easy to see that it is his aggressive tactics are oozing with insecurity and desperation.