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Lawyer Mariam Jack Denton tortured to coma? The APRC trying to "force" her to join sinking party!!
Monday, June 05, 2006 (1075 reads)

There are mixed reports regarding the fate of veteran and fearless Gambian lawyer Mariam Denton. While some reports say she was tortured to coma by her captives, other reports speak of ongoing negotiations to get her join the APRC sinking boat. Iron lady madam Jack Denton will never, never, ever join Jammeh's "finished government." If their intention is to force her to join their party, they will woefully failed. I know Ms. Jack at a personal level. She is not cheap at all like Fatou Jahumpa Ceesay, Yankuba Touray and Omar Fye. This woman worth her salt. She is one of those Gambian women ready to take on the Jammeh dictatorship come what may.

While some reports say she was tortured to coma by her captives, other reports speak of ongoing negotiations to get her join the APRC sinking boat.

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Letter to President Jammeh and my fellow Gambians-A reader
Monday, June 05, 2006 (672 reads)

By Chat boy Minnesota

I sympathize a lot with the Gambian people to the extent that I consider Gambia as my second home. Obviously, the events that are taking place in the Gambia are sad if not pathetic. I remember about 5 years back the Gambia was a nice place to live with the economy doing fairly well. Although initially I liked Jammeh just like many other Gambians, as time went on I realize that Jammeh was incapable of leading the smiling coast of West Africa.

I realized that Jammeh was incapable of leading the smiling coast of West Africa.

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Gambians are helping Jammeh to kill our brothers and sisters-says ex-soldier
Monday, June 05, 2006 (827 reads)

By WANDIFFA DAFFEH

I am Gambian currently living in the United Kingdom. I was a military officer under the dictator, Jammeh. I decided to quit when I realized that he was not there for the interest of the Gambian people, but his own interest.However, the sad thing is that some selfish Gambians are helping Jammeh to kill our brothers and sisters, seize our God given rights and rob our national coffers. This is pathetic, and I think it should be the focus of every well-meaning Gambian to participate physically and mentally to rescue our beloved country. We have had enough of this dictator.

However, the sad thing is that some selfish Gambians are helping Jammeh to kill our brothers and sisters.

A Message to Dr Saja Taal and Mam Sait Ceesay
Monday, June 05, 2006 (704 reads)

A Message to Dr Saja Taal and Mam Sait Ceesay

By

Ebou Gaye

UK, gayeebou@yahoo.co.uk

As a reminder, I would like to note that I was involved in the Freedom Newspaper affair and that, in reaction, I wrote two pieces captioned “Rebuttal” and “My Visit to the Gambia High Commission in London”, both of which I sent to Gambian newspapers for publication on Sunday 28^th May 2006 and Tuesday 30^th May 2006, respectively. I judge it fitting to single out the Daily Observer newspaper for mention in this regard, for it is this very paper that published the names and contact details of the subscribers of the Freedom Newspaper branding them as informants of Pa Nderry Mbai against the Gambia Government, despite his flat, categorical denial of the claim and furious, frenetic threats to sue them before the publication of the nocuous, deleterious allegation.

Saja Taal and Mam Sait Ceesay

taken to task

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State of fear and its effect for political and development in The Gambia
Monday, June 05, 2006 (451 reads)

State of fear and its effect for political change and development in The Gambia.
By: - Abdoukarim Sanneh
Final year Student
The University of Bolton.

Many contributors in the cyber discussion groups on Gambia and related matters have commented that any effective political change to unseat Yahya Jammeh have to within. Many a time I wander whether our people are prepared to arrest the present madness? I cannot imagine how many years it will take to effect such a change with disunited and a fragile opposition, and also with a population in a state of fear to challenge dictator of Kanillai with mass action. There is no easy walk to freedom and it will be illusive to think that there will be free and fair election come October 2006 presidential and parliamentary election. Yahya Jammeh have entrench himself into power and to effect any change our people have to prepared for the worst case scenario if the election is rig.

I cannot imagine how many years it will take to effect such a change with disunited and a fragile opposition, and also with a population in a state of fear to challenge dictator of Kanillai.

Freedom Newspaper Mail Bag-What our readers say today!!!
Monday, June 05, 2006 (725 reads)

By a Concerned Gambian

Thank you Mr. Nderry for your hard work for the Gambian People. I am a very close officer to YAJJ Jammeh. I will be telling you a lot about things going on in the state house if you guarantee me that your website is now safe and secure.

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Editors note: Concerned Gambian, this website is now very secured. Feel free to send us information at the address you reached us. The hackers will live to regret their cowardly action. Don’t hesitate to spill the beans. We look forward to hearing from you…..

Good Morning, Mr.President, the Burufut villa sale-Is Yankuba Touray behind the killing of Deyda?
Sunday, June 04, 2006 (1384 reads)

Touray named in

Deyda's death

Good Morning Mr. President,

We are disturbed by news reports that you are on the verge of purchasing the 52 Presidential villas in Brufut. Thanks to our usual dependable and reliable sources at the State House, we were able to pick up the story. That you have recruited an “uncover front” to buy the villas on your behalf. These are disturbing reports so to speak. It is unfair for you to mortgage our country over night. Your day light robbery of our national coffers should end in the interest of our dear country.

The IMF and other donor agencies should answer to our call to declare sanctions against your repressive and failed government.

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U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL FELLOWS FOR 2006-2007-Editor Yorro Jallow named
Sunday, June 04, 2006 (452 reads)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 30, 2006

Nieman FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES

U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL FELLOWS FOR 2006-2007

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Twenty-eight U.S. and international journalists have been named to the 69th class of Nieman Fellows at Harvard University.

Established in 1938, the Nieman program is the oldest midcareer fellowship for journalists in the world. The fellowships are awarded to working journalists of accomplishment and promise for an academic year of study at the university. More than 1,100 journalists from 77 countries have studied at Harvard as Nieman Fellows.

Independent Editor Jallow

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HACKTIVISM: Ebou Jallow
Sunday, June 04, 2006 (657 reads)

HACKTIVISM: Ebou Jallow

By Jabou Joh

Unauthorized access into any individual or company's data, unlawfully securing that data, and falsely impersonating them in disseminating that data is not something that the authorities in this country take lightly and I agree that this matter should be pursued to the fullest as it is a crime against the Freedom newspaper but it is also a war that is launched
against ordinary Gambians' rights to freedom of access to information.

The illegal hacking of the Freedom Newspaper is the latest version in that campaign to curtail access to information but it is a loosing battle they are fighting and they know it well.

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BBC journalist arrested in Gambia
Sunday, June 04, 2006 (772 reads)

BBC journo arrested in Gambia
02/06/2006 21:30 - (SA)

Banjul - A freelance Gambian journalist working for the BBC has been arrested in the country's capital for contributing to the Freedom Newspaper website, said police and trade union sources on Friday. Lamin Cham "was arrested by security forces on Wednesday and has been detained since then on the premises of the National Intelligence Agency for interrogation", said a police source.

Lamin Cham with his

colleagues