Will Gambia's Election See the President Ousted?
Opposition activists say that Gambia’s state-sponsored intimidation could come to an end in the December 1 election.
by Louise Hunt
Dec 02, 2016
2 minutes
The metal gates lock behind Fatoumatta Sandeng as she leads the way across a small dirt yard into the concrete structure where her family of 10 sleeps on foam mattresses on the floor. This home, in a dusty town in Senegal, is where the Sandeng family has been hiding since Fatoumatta’s, was allegedly tortured to death in detention by Gambia’s secret police after they arrested him for participating in a peaceful protest on April 14.
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