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Gambia:
Five Years On, Who Killed Journalist?
Foroyaa, 21 December 2009
Foroyaa has been bombarded with Press Releases and tributes which aim to draw attention to the brutal murder of Deyda Hydara. Read more »
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Gambia:
Fifth Anniversary of Deyda Hydara's Murder Commemorated
Foroyaa, 18 December 2009
The fifth anniversary of the death of Deyda Hydara, a co-proprietor of the Point newspaper was commemorated on the 16th of December 2009 at the TANGO Headquarters in Kaniging. Read more »
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Gambia:
Six Journalists Released
IPI, 4 September 2009
The International Press Institute (IPI) warmly welcomes news of the release of six Gambian journalists sentenced to a two-year prison term in early August on charges of seditious… Read more »
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Gambia:
Jammeh Denies Govt Killed Journalist
IPS, 18 June 2009
Eight Gambian Press Union (GPU) executives and newspaper journalists currently detained by the country's National Intelligence Agency (NIA) were charged and hurriedly arraigned… Read more »
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Gambia:
Journalists Still Live in Fear
RSF, 15 December 2008
Reporters Without Borders today expressed its disgust at the obstruction and bad faith of the Gambian authorities who have allowed continuing impunity to the killers of Deyda… Read more »
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Africa:
Journalists Suffer Highest Death Toll in Decade
CPJ, 17 December 2009
2009 has been the bloodiest year for media professionals killed in the line of duty worldwide since 1992, and has seen the highest death toll for journalists in Sub-Saharan Africa… Read more »