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The Opposition in the West African State of Gambia is taking what many observers call a hard-line stance, defying government repeated actions to prevent it from rallying. The head of the main opposition party in the country, human rights lawyer,...
Tags: Opposition, Gambia, rally, permit, West African State, government, human, lawyer, Ousainou Darboe, press briefing, Inspector General of Police, Femi Peters, unlawful assembly, bail, constitution, Public Order Act, meetings, political parties, Yahy Jammeh
A leading opposition figure in the West African state of Gambia is reported to have been arrested by the country’s police. Mr Femi Peters, Propaganda Secretary of the Gambia’s main opposition United Democratic Party, was picked up...
Tags: Leading opposition, West African, Femi Peters, Gambian, UDP, Captain Yahya Jammeh, Opposition, Serrekunda, coup, disappearances, torture, killings