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Jesse Jackson aims to save lives in Gambia

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. arrived in The Gambia on Sunday to meet with Gambian President Yahya Jammeh and discuss the fate of the country's prisoners that are facing execution."The goal is to save some lives by getting him to commute some sentences," Jackson told Fox News, referring to the 38 mostly political opposition prisoners, sitting on Gambia's death row.In August, President Jammeh announced his plan to execute every inmate on Gambia's death row. So far, nine have been shot to death by a firing squad. The rest, he had planned to execute by Sept. 15. However, on Friday, after receiving calls from Reverend Jackson and several international humanitarian groups, Jammeh told his gunmen to hold their fire, for now."I consider this a victory," Jackson said when asked about Jammeh's 11th hour moratorium on the executions. But Jackson's work is just getting started.Rev. Jackson has been in contact with President Jammeh on a daily basis for the past two weeks. On Thursday, Jammeh called ...

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  10. AP local reporter detained in Gambia

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