Monday, December 5, 2016

UPDATE 1-Gambia court frees prominent lawyer, 18 others jailed for protest

BANJUL, Dec 5 (Reuters) - A Gambian court freed a prominent

lawyer and 18 other political prisoners on bail on Monday

pending an appeal of their jail sentence for "unlawful

assembly", in a sign that President Yahya Jammeh's shock

election defeat last week could end years of repression.

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