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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10675
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EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) gambia

Catherine Ashton calls for immediate halt to executions

Brussels, 27/08/2012 (Agence Europe) - In the name of the European Union, Catherine Ashton, the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has condemned in the strongest terms the executions that have taken place in The Gambia, and is brandishing the threat of sanctions on cooperation and development if the Gambian authorities don't put an end to the executions.

“I strongly condemn the executions which have reportedly taken place on Thursday 23 August following President...