July 09

• Gambia: IFJ and Faj Condemn the Over-Criminalising Media Bill in the Gambia [press release]

  The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Africa group, the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ), today strongly condemned the recent amendments made to the 2009... Read more »

March 08

• Gambia: IFJ Calls for the Immediate Release of a Journalist in the Gambia [press release]

  The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today called on the authorities in The Gambia to immediately release journalist Baboucarr Ceesay, who was arrested on Friday 8... Read more »

January 08

• Gambia: Intelligence Agents Kidnap Journalist, Says IFJ [press release]

  The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today has called on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African Union (AU) to mobilize and address the... Read more »

January 04

• Gambia: The IFJ Calls on Govt to Stop Harassment of Journalist [press release]

  The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today has vigorously condemned the permanent harassment of a journalist in The Gambia, who is obliged since December 10, to report... Read more »

December 10, 2012

• Gambia: The IFJ Denounces the Arrest of Journalist [press release]

  The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has today condemned the arbitrary arrest and detention of Abdoulie John, a Gambian journalist who was reportedly held by national... Read more »

September 19, 2012

• Gambia: IFJ Urges UN to Test Gambian Leader's Offer of Journalists' Murder Inquiry Amid New Media Clampdown [press release]

  The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today condemned in the strongest terms the shutting down of two private newspapers in The Gambia. Read more »

September 13, 2012

• Gambia: IFJ Calls On the Gambia Government to Drop Charge Against Two Journalists [press release]

  The International Federation of Journalits (IFJ) today called on the Gambia Government to drop all charges against journalists Baboucarr Ceesay and Aboubacarr SaidyKhan both of... Read more »

September 09, 2012

• Gambia: IFJ Calls the Gambia to Release Two Journalists Arrested [press release]

  The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today called on the authorities in The Gambia to release two journalists arrested on Friday. Read more »

August 16, 2012

• Gambia: IFJ Calls On the Gambia to Re-Open Radio Taranga Fm [press release]

  The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today condemns the shutting down of Teranga FM radio station and calls on the Gambian authorities to reopen the radio immediately. Read more »

July 06, 2012

• Gambia: IFJ Calls On U.S. to Investigate Claim Over Missing Journalist's Presence in America [press release]

  The international Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today in an open letter to US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, requested her personal intervention in investigating... Read more »

June 05, 2012

• Gambia: IFJ Presses U.S. and Govt Over Whereabouts of Missing Journalist [press release]

  The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today called on the governments of the United States of America and The Gambia to disclose information about the whereabouts of... Read more »

December 16, 2011

• Gambia: Coalition for Human Rights in the Country Calls for 'Justice for Hydara Now!' [press release]

  The Coalition for Human Rights in the Gambia (CHRG) and the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) hail the recent legal action undertaken by the Hydara family and their backers... Read more »

October 19, 2011

• Gambia: FAJ Urges Govt to End Silence On Missing Journalist [press release]

  The leadership of the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ), the African group of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), today met Gambian Justice Minister Edward... Read more »