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KNIFE EDGE: President Yahya Jammeh, in power since 1994, holds a sharp blade to show his followers the protective power of amulets containing pages from the Koran.
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THE-METAL gates lock behind Fatoumatta Sandeng as she leads the way across a small dirt yard into the concrete structure where her family of 10 sleeps on foam mattresses on the floor. This home, in a dusty town in Senegal, is where the Sandeng family has been hiding since Fatoumatta’s father, activist Solo Sandeng, was allegedly tortured to death in detention by Gambia’s secret police after they arrested him for participating in a peaceful protest on April 14.