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November 18
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Gambia: Gambian Journalist Reports Second Set of Death Threats [press release]
A Gambian journalist who said he received an emailed death threat in late October now says he has been threatened verbally by a group of men who drove by his home in a... Read more »
October 26
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Gambia: Decision Welcomed to Drop Charges Against Two Gambian Journalists [press release]
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) welcomes the move by Gambian authorities to drop charges against two journalists who were arrested on 6 September 2012 for seeking... Read more »
September 12
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Gambia: Gambian Journalists Charged After Requesting to Protest Against Executions [press release]
ARTICLE 19 calls on the Gambian police to immediately release and drop all charges brought against two journalists that were detained while trying to apply for necessary permission... Read more »
July 16
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Gambia: Newspaper Correspondent Arrested [press release]
The distressing string of journalist arrests continues in Gambia, as Sidiq Asemota, senior legal correspondent for the Daily Observer, was jailed on Tuesday on unknown charges. Read more »
June 29
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Gambia: Police Detain Newspaper Editor [press release]
Abdul Hamid Adiamoh, managing editor of privately-owned Today newspaper, was on June 20, 2012 detained by the Gambian Police on the orders of the Banjul Magistrates' Court over... Read more »
May 24
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Gambia: Police Chief Says Long-Missing Journalist Is in the U.S. [press release]
The Gambian Inspector General of Police, Yankuba Sonko, reportedly said that Interpol confirmed to Gambian authorities that a journalist who has been missing since 2006 is actually... Read more »
May 7
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Africa: International Federation of Journalists Welcomes Landmark ACHPR Resolution On Protection of Journalists [press release]
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today welcomed the unanimous decision of the African Commission on Human and People's Rights (ACHPR) in adopting a landmark... Read more »
April 19
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Gambia: New Report Highlights Draconian Media Laws [press release]
ARTICLE 19 has found significant flaws in the laws regulating the media and free speech in the Gambia, as well as persistent harassment and intimidation of journalists and human... Read more »
January 26
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Gambia: Former Minister Gets Life Sentence for Seditious T-Shirt [press release]
A former Gambian information minister has been sentenced to life for conspiring to overthrow the President with T-shirts demanding an end to dictatorship, report the Media... Read more »
November 30, 2011
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Gambia: On Election Day, President Displays Contempt for Press Freedom [press release]
As Gambians went to the polls last week to vote, incumbent President Yahya Jammeh rejected international criticism over the country's press freedom record, which, since Jammeh took... Read more »
July 28, 2011
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Gambia: Critical Activists and Journalists Detained Under 'Bogus Charges' [press release]
As Gambian President Yahya Jammeh marked the 17th anniversary of his rule on 22 July, seven activists and journalists were charged with treason and sedition for distributing... Read more »
January 13, 2011
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Gambia: Justice Minister Threatens to Prosecute Exiled Journalists And Human Rights Defenders [press release]
Gambia's Justice Minister, Edward Gomez issued threats to exiled journalists and rights defenders, saying that they would be prosecuted if they returned for allegedly "painting a... Read more »
December 23, 2010
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Gambia: Six Years After Journalist's Murder, Authorities Urged to Let Media Breathe [press release]
Hydara's murder on 16 December 2004 and the promulgation two weeks later of the Newspaper Amendment Act 2004 and the Criminal Code Amendment Bill 2004 ended an era in which the... Read more »
December 20, 2010
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Gambia: Editor Tortured Under Dictatorship of President Jammeh Wins Case At Ecowas Court [press release]
The regional court also ruled that his arrest and subsequent detention by the authorities were illegal and violated his right to personal liberty and a fair hearing as guaranteed... Read more »
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