Sunday May 15, 2016
On Thursday, 14th April 2016, Ebrima Solo Sandeng (the UDP's National Organising Secretary) led a peaceful demonstration from Serekunda (Gambia) joint by several Gambian youths demanding electoral reform against Yahya Jammeh's regime. Jammeh's forces used unreasonable force to disperse the demonstrators, leading to unlawful imprisonment and several casualties. By Saturday, 16th April, it was confirmed that Ebrima Solo Sandeng died in detention. Other UDP members Fatoumata Jawara (Female Youth President), Fatou Camara, (Constituency Women’s Leader), Nokoi Njie (2nd Vice President of the Women’s Wing) and Lang Marong (Deputy Campaign Manager) were also among those arrested, and Fatoumata Jawara was reported to be suffering from severe injuries. Another female demonstrator by the name of Sabrina Mahtani was reported to be in a coma. Following this incident, Lawyer Ousainou Darboe's, leader of the main opposition party (the United Democratic Party (UDP)) gave a press conference from his home demanding the body of Ebrima Solo Sandeng and the immediate release of the prisoners. He then lead a demonstration joint by many members of the Gambian youth along with most of his executive committee including the Gambian statesman Femi Peters. They were arrested and imprisoned, and it was later reported that they were brutally tortured by Yayah Jammeh's forces whilst in detention. In this audio, Tamsier Joof's source who we shall call X agreed to be interviewed and go live on Mamadou Fall's show : Open Mike. X was one of the demonstrators and a supporter of the UDP.
Date of first broadcast on Seereer Radio : Monday, 18th April 2016.
Presenters : Mamadou Fall and Tamsier Joof
Source language : Seereer, Wolof and English
Subjects covered : Gambian politics : Yahya Jammeh's regime; Gambian youths uprising against the Jammeh regime; The killing of Ebrima Solo Sandeng; Torture of Fatoumata Jawara; Imprisonment of Femi Peters and Lawyer Ousainou Darboe and members of their United Democratic Party (UDP) - the leading opposition party against Yahya Jammeh's APRC party.
Radio station : Seereer Radio
Radio program : Open Mike
Owner : The Seereer Resource Centre (SRC) and Seereer Radio
Date of recording : 20th April 2016
Medium : Audio recording
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