When a group of ignorants,selfish,unaware and self-centered people run the affairs of a Nation,it is rather unfortunate that people of such Nations are faced with a complete deprivation of their civic rights as citizens, and their fundamental Human rights as human beings. It is such a situation that the Gambian press is faced with today. The Jammeh Government should fully understand that the Gambia belongs to the Gambians but not to the APRC Government.Gambians therefore do not only have the civic right to freedom of opinion and expression but also a fundamental human rights as well.According to the United nations Universal declaration of Human rights: Article 19. Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes free dom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers. This is a clear manifestation on the part of the Jammeh Government for their lack of respect and recognition of United Nations chatters which the Gambia is a part of. It is a breach of International law and Gambians should bring such a Government to justice.How the hell can a Government impose such ridiculous fees on the press,especially in a country that is faced with economic hardship and the people struggling to make ends meet? Why is it that their are constant death treats on the press and citizens exercising their rights? Why cant People in the Gambia express their opinion about how their own country is run? This are some questions that Yaya Jammeh and his crew have to answer. A truly democratic and transparent institution is one that respects the individual ri ght to freedom of opinion and expression without any interference. The violation of this right by the Jammeh Government is a clear indication of a lot of hidden agendas and issues behind the APRC.Its about time we have a Government that is serving the interest of the people and this can only be achieved if people can exercise their right to freedom of the opinion and expression. We have to be ready for a change. MAY GOD BLESS THE GAMBIA...... AMEN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~