The paper reported extensively on the April 2000 Gambian student massacre and published a number of strongly-worded editorials about the incident , and the paper continued its firm stance after the report of the commission of inquiry . Shortly after , the government claimed Jallow was not Gambian , and immigration officers interrogated him and his parents , who ID cards were permanently seized . Jallow heard from a government source that they were planning on deporting him to an unknown country . With concerns about his own safety , Jallow applied to the US Embassy for a visa and he left for the United States in September 2000
April 2000 Gambian student massacre
April 2000 Gambian student massacre
Baba Galleh Jallow (academic)