Secret Executions in Gambia
At the end of August 2012, Gambia secretly executed nine prisoners, including one woman and two Senegalese, by firing squad. In violation of international law, the executions were carried out without giving prior notice to the prisoners’ families or lawyers. Gambia, which hasn’t employed the death penalty since 1985, has since announced through President Jammeh that the remaining 38 death row prisoners would be executed by mid-September. More
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Seven men at imminent risk of execution in The Gambia « Database of Press Releases related to Africa – APO-Source
22 Oct 02:14Seven men at imminent risk of execution in The Gambia LONDON, United-Kingdom, October 22, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ – Seven men are at imminent risk of execution in the Gambia, following today’s unanimous decision by the...
Seven risk imminent execution in Gambia: Amnesty| Top News| Reuters
20 Oct 08:15BANJUL (Reuters) - Gambia's former army chief and six others risk imminent execution after the West African nation's supreme court dismissed their appeal against conviction on treason charges, Amnesty
Gambia President shut down two newspapers in retaliation of death row execution coverage! | IndepthAfrica
30 Sep 00:25After devastating the world with his well fulfilled promise of executing the death row inmates, Gambia’s delusional, and psychopathic leader Yahya Jammeh has now turned his attention to the private media. This past weekend saw the closure of two...
Gambia vows to execute all death row inmates by September, sparking outcry - CNN.com
23 Sep 11:15Gambia plans to execute all death row prisoners by September, the president said this week, sparking condemnation from human rights groups worldwide.
Daily Maverick - Gambia halts the headsman, for now
20 Sep 04:15Despite a visit from Reverend Jessie Jackson and entreaties from the international community, it was neighbouring Senegal that convinced Gambia to suspend plans to execute all inmates on death row. The firing squad’s on hold, for now. By GREG...
SERAP hails suspension of Nigerians’ execution in Gambia « Apostle of Change
20 Sep 02:13A human rights group, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), on Wednesday hailed the suspension of the execution of two Nigerians on death-row in Gambia. The News Agency of Nigeria reports the two Nigerians, Micheal Ifunanya...
SERAP hails suspension of execution of 2 Nigerians in Gambia | News24 Nigeria
19 Sep 23:13The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has hailed the suspension of the execution of two Nigerians on death-row in the Gambian.
Gambia Moral Congress calls for release of all prisoners | The Gambia Dispatch
19 Sep 10:14The Gambia Moral Congress (GMC) Tuesday called on President Yahya Jammeh to release all ‘political convicts’ and resolves the disappearances of Ebrima Manneh and Kanyiba Kanyi.
Amid execution debate, the Gambia censors two papers
18 Sep 03:14Amid execution debate, the Gambia censors two papers Committee for the Protection of Journalists | 18 September 2012 | Comments (0) Newspapers censor
THE GAMBIA / PRESS STATEMENT ON THE EXECUTION OF NINE (9) DEATH ROW INMATES « Database of Press Releases related to Africa – APO-Source
16 Sep 09:17THE GAMBIA / PRESS STATEMENT ON THE EXECUTION OF NINE (9) DEATH ROW INMATES ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, September 16, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ – The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Commission), is deeply...
Gambia Suspends Execution Of Nigerians « NAIJA OBSERVER
16 Sep 04:14Gambia on Saturday suspended its plan to execute two Nigerians, Micheal Ifunaya and Stanley Agbaeze, and nationals of some other African countries. This is just as some Nigerians launched a drive to raise thousands of signatures for an online...
Gambia's president says suspending executions, for now| Top News| Reuters
15 Sep 12:16BANJUL (Reuters) - Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh has placed a moratorium on the execution of the remaining 38 prisoners on death row in the west African state following appeals from regional leaders,
Gambia : The Gambia: arbitrary arrest and detention of GPU (...) - FIDH
13 Sep 16:06According to the information received, in the afternoon of September 6, 2012, Messrs. Ceesay and Saidykhan were invited to the police headquarters in Banjul to allegedly collect a permit they had solicited in the morning of the same day in order to...
AU: Gambia not to carry out mass prisoner execution | MagazineGH.com
11 Sep 17:30The African Union has asked Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh to renounce plans to execute all prisoners on death row, who include many political detainees.
The Gambia: Two journalists charged after requesting permit to protest against executions
11 Sep 10:17Banjul, 11.9.12: ARTICLE 19 calls on the Gambian police to immediately release and drop all charges brought against two journalists that were detained
Stop the execution spree in Gambia - 1
10 Sep 20:26Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has vowed to execute all death row prisoners by mid-September. 9 already killed in secret, at least 38 more people at risk. Take action now: http://amn.st/NXYqGr
Gambian Diaspora Declares Tuesday Day of Outrage
10 Sep 20:25Protest coordinator Pasamba Jow condemns last month’s mass execution of death row prisoners as unconstitutional
2 Gambian Journalists Detained Over Anti-execution Protest
10 Sep 20:23JollofNews - A Greater Senegambia, Towards Regional IntegrationThe Gambia Press Union has confirmed the detention of two Gambian journalists, Baboucarr Ceesay, Ist Vice President of the umbrella journalist body, and freelancer Ababucarr Saidykhan....
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10 Sep 20:22Gambians in Seattle in solidarity with their fellow citizens across the United States and Europe converged in large numbers to protest against the Gambia Government's execution of prisoners and continuous oppression of the Gambian people. The...
Gambian police defend execution of nine prisoners
10 Sep 20:21THE Gambia’s police chief, Yankuba Sonko, has defended the execution of nine death row prisoners in the tiny West African nation, saying it would make people think twice about committing crimes.
Stop Executions in The Gambia | Take Action
10 Sep 20:18President Jammeh has vowed to kill all death row inmates by mid-September. We can't let The Gambia take a giant leap backwards for human rights -- stop the executions now!
Africa Review:-Gambian activist goes missing ahead of planned protest over executions
10 Sep 20:17The Gambian government appears to be cracking down on opposition to its much-criticised spate of executions after reports that its intelligence agency had picked up an activist planning to lead a protest.
ICC asked to investigate Gambia’s human rights violations | The Gambia Dispatch
09 Sep 05:14A Gambian barrister and opposition politician on Friday presented a catalogue of cases of alleged human rights violations by the Gambian government to the International Criminal Court in the Hague
Gambia under growing diplomatic pressure to halt execution of prisoners | World news | The Observer
08 Sep 10:14President's threat to kill all of the country's remaining 38 death row inmates isolates west African nation
Gambia : FIDH and the World Coalition against The Death (...) - FIDH
04 Sep 14:15The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Coalition Against The Death Penalty (WCADP) vehemently condemn the 26 August 2012 executions, according to the Gambian authorities, of nine prisoners sentenced to death and urge...
Take Action Now - Amnesty International USA
04 Sep 13:29After breaking a 27-year moratorium on the death penalty, The Gambia is now the first West African country to execute prisoners in recent years. These executions are a major blow to the global movement to abolish the death penalty. We can't let The...
GAMBIA: Could the Families of Executed Prison Inmates Have Access to their bodies? «
04 Sep 13:27Since the confirmation by the government of The Gambia through the Interior Ministry on Monday, 27 August, of the execution of the 9 death row inmates, the Foroyaa has been trying to find out from their respective families whether they were notified...
allAfrica.com: Gambia: African Rights Commission Knocks Nation Over Executions
02 Sep 14:26The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) says it received with great shock the confirmation by the government of the Republic of The Gambia confirming the execution by firing squad of nine death row inmates.
Senegal appeals to Gambia to halt executions| Reuters
02 Sep 14:20Senegalese President Macky Sall joined international appeals for neighboring Gambia to halt a series of planned executions of death row prisoners.
Seneweb News : Essa Sey, Ex-ambassadeur De La Gambie à Washington: » Yahya Jammeh A Exécuté 18 Et Non 9 Condamnés à Mort »
02 Sep 03:14\r\nDans un entretien radio, l’ex-ambassadeur de la Gambie à Washington a fait de graves révélations concernant le président gambien. A en croire Essa Bokar Sey, Yahya Jammeh a fait éxécuter non pas 9 mais 18 personnes. Selon lui, le...
Standard Digital News : World : Senegal anger after Gambia executed its nationals
02 Sep 01:54Senegal has formally protested to The Gambia about the execution of two of its nationals on Sunday.
African Union Calls for Gambian President to Stop Prisoner Executions | Care2 Causes
02 Sep 01:53Gambian President Yahya Jammeh said in a speech that he plans to execute all prisoners sentenced to death in the next month in his west African nation.
Reported Executions in Gambia a 'Giant Leap Backwards' | Amnesty International USA
02 Sep 01:53Amnesty International has received credible reports that nine individuals were executed last night in Gambia and that more are under threat of imminent executions today and in the coming days.
allAfrica.com: Africa: Death Penalty - Headache to Heads of State
01 Sep 23:12allAfrica: African news and information for a global audience
Gambia : FIDH and the World Coalition against The Death (...) - FIDH
01 Sep 20:04The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Coalition Against The Death Penalty (WCADP) vehemently condemn the 26 August 2012 executions, according to the Gambian authorities, of nine prisoners sentenced to death and urge...
Protesters in Dakar
01 Sep 19:50Demonstration against President Jammeh and the secret executions in Gambia.
Senegalese protest over Gambia executions | Radio Netherlands Worldwide
01 Sep 19:43About 50 protesters gathered outside Gambia's embassy in Senegal on Thursday to demand that President Yahya Jammeh halt the mass execution of prisoners and press the international community to interve...
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01 Sep 19:40U.N. slams 'stream of executions' in Gambia - CNN
01 Sep 19:38The United Nations Tuesday urged the tiny West African country of Gambia to refrain from executing 39 more death-row inmates, after nine others were recently put to death.
Despite Critics, Gambia Plans Dozens Of Executions : NPR
01 Sep 19:36International criticism is building over plans by Gambia's president to execute all prisoners on death row by mid-September. Nine were recently put to death by firing squad, and 38 more remain on death row.
Senegal threatens sanctions against Gambia over executions - The Washington Post
01 Sep 19:36DAKAR, Senegal — Senegalese President Macky Sall is calling for sanctions against the neighboring nation of Gambia, after that country’s President Yahya Jammeh began executing prisoners on death row, vowing to kill all 47 inmates before the end...
Dakar Rights Activists Rally Against Gambian Executions
01 Sep 19:35Senegal joins international chorus condemning execution of 9 death row inmates, 2 of whom were Senegalese
This African Country Is Executing Criminals To Curb Crime Rates - Business Insider
01 Sep 19:32Gambia has executed nine death-row criminals in an attempt to deter criminal behavior.The Gambian government is now executing criminals in order to lower crime in the country, the Associated Press reports.
Dozens of death row prisoners in Gambia risk imminent execution | Amnesty International
01 Sep 19:29At least 38 people still on death row in The Gambia are at imminent risk of execution.At least 38 people still on death row in The Gambia are at imminent risk of execution following official confirmation nine other death row inmates were put to...
UN human rights chief urges Gambia to impose immediate moratorium on death penalty
01 Sep 19:28The United Nations human rights chief today urged Gambian authorities to impose an immediate moratorium on the use of the death penalty, after nine people were executed on Sunday and President Yahya Jammeh announced that all remaining death row...
Gambia, Iraq executions buck worldwide abolitionist trend - latimes.com
01 Sep 19:26Human rights advocates the world over have been shocked and outraged by Gambia's first executions in 27 years and an escalation in hangings in Iraq that has already sent 91 to their deaths this year. The rash of executions in the two countries --...
Gambia under growing diplomatic pressure to halt execution of prisoners | World news | The Observer
01 Sep 19:26President's threat to kill all of the country's remaining 38 death row inmates isolates west African nation
Report: Gambia executes first inmates in about 30 years - CNN
01 Sep 19:26A top human rights advocacy group on Friday denounced what it claimed were the overnight executions of nine prisoners in Gambia, calling President Yahya Jammeh's stated intent to clear death row
Gambia Threatens To Execute All Death Row Prisoners, But Africa Moving Toward Abolition Of Capital Punishment - International Business Times
01 Sep 19:25The European Union has warned Gambia that will take an “appropriate response" in the wake of reports that the small West African nation executed ni