{"id":85016,"date":"2025-08-29T07:41:38","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T07:41:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/unbroken-spirits-released-mile-2-youths-chant-defiance"},"modified":"2025-08-29T07:53:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T07:53:35","slug":"unbroken-spirits-released-mile-2-youths-chant-defiance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/unbroken-spirits-released-mile-2-youths-chant-defiance","title":{"rendered":"Unbroken Spirits Released Mile 2 Youths Chant Defiance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>The release of several youths from Mile 2 Central Prison on bail was met with scenes of jubilation, as the detainees rejoined their peers and defiantly chanted slogans such as \u201cWe must never relent! Revolution has begun! I will die for The Gambia.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Their chants echoed through the streets as they proceeded to the seaside for a ritual cleansing bath\u2014a practice believed to wash away negative spiritual influences and misfortune associated with incarceration before reintegrating into society.<\/p>\n<p>The detainees were granted bail following an application by their legal counsel to advance their hearing date from September 4 to August 27, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The High Court granted bail under the following terms:<\/p>\n<p>1. Each of the accused persons is granted bail in the sum of D50,000.00 (fifty thousand dalasi) or with one Gambian surety in the like sum.<\/p>\n<p>2. The sureties are to each swear to an affidavit of means in the above sum and also deposit their valid Gambian Biometric Passport or a valid ID card with the registrar of the court pending the trial.<\/p>\n<p>3. Considering the charge, and as a safeguard to maintaining sanity pending the hearing and determination of this case, the accused persons are ordered to enter into a self-recognizance to keep the peace and be of good behavior pending the hearing and determination of this case; failure to abide by which shall lead to the revocation of their bail.<\/p>\n<p>The youths were arrested following a protest on August 22, 2025, outside the headquarters of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA). Demonstrators gathered to oppose PURA\u2019s recent decision to impose a data price floor of D50 per gigabyte on GSM operators.<\/p>\n<p>The measure, aimed at standardizing data tariffs, sparked widespread discontent among young people who argued that the increase was unaffordable and would further restrict access to the internet.<\/p>\n<p>Their detention had generated significant public attention, with many viewing their release as a symbolic moment of resilience and defiance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Gambia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. The release of several youths from Mile 2 Central Prison on bail was met with scenes of jubilation, as the detainees rejoined their peers and defiantly chanted slogans such as \u201cWe must never relent! Revolution has begun! 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