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Audio report of London protest against rights violations in Gambia
Friday, 30 July 2010 00:03
Last Thursday, the 16th anniversary of President Yahya Jammeh’s July 22nd coup was celebrated amid fanfar in Banjul.
‘Freedom Day’, as the day has been declared officially in Gambia, was also celebrated by thousands of Gambians and sympathizers of the “oppressed” Gambian people outside the country in the form of protest marches and conferences, highlighting the “human rights violations” perpetuated by the regime in Banjul – from Abuja to Accra, Bamako to Lomé, 14 countries in all.
Gambian journalist Bubacarr Sowe attended one of the demos which took place in London and he spoke to Tom Davies, a campaigner with Amnesty International which spearheaded the worldwide campaign.
The second part of this interview also features Abdoulie Jobe of the Gambia Coalition of Human Rights UK.
You can listen to the audio by clicking on the player on the top right hand corner of this page.
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For how long did he want to remain in power.we certainly knew that he wont lose the election,what are the other option?in this 21 centure no president should be in power for more 10 yrs.Jammeh should be charge for crime against Gambian people.he doesnt care about them at all.all he care about is publicity.Our belove country Reputaion has been tarnished by his regime.most of the crime committed no has been accountable of it.There is no justice.They rule the country like an army Camp.they do what ever they like.
Look at China with all the wealth it has generated for its middle class in the last 20 years.This class of wealthy Chinese are buying citizenship and moving their wealth in such huge numbers that Canada has suspended it's entrepreneur citizenship scheme whereby people with $800,000 to invest are granted citizenship.These people don't want to be rich and live in a country that is still stuck in past,with it's oppressive Stalinist politics.
As most Immigrants in Western societies can attest to,life in the West is stressful and people are not as sociable as we are used to back home in Africa.Infact many immigrants view the place as just a source of capital for their dream projects and a means to help families back home.At the back of their minds home is the refuge that will wipe their tears and ease their stress when they go home.
As anyone who has walked down the sunny streets of Dakar can tell you,it feels great to be back among your people even if it is just a 2 weeks break from the relentless rat race of life in the West.
Gambians are angry because this image of our paradise has been tarnished.No longer are we sure who is on a wanted list at the border crossing or airport.Have you ever tried getting in to Banjul after 7 pm? It is a virtual fortress and long lines of cars waiting to be inspected by soldiers stretch for miles.For how much longer? 20 more years?
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