This is a detailed report by the Department of State for the Interior into the shooting of Deyda Hydara, managing editor of The Point Newspaper. The report is aimed at acquainting government and other interested parties with the outcome of the investigation so far. The report covers the outcome of[Read More…]
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Gambia Frees Ex-Ruler’s Hitmen
Several members of former President Yahya Jammeh’s hit squad who have revealed at the truth commission how they carried out several killings on the former president’s orders including the shooting and killing of Journalist Deyda Hydara of The Point Newspaper, suffocation of nine death row inmates with plastic bags, beheading[Read More…]
Authorities arrest Sidama Media Network workers in southern Ethiopia amid unrest
The Committee to Protect Journalists Friday called on authorities in Ethiopia to disclose the charges against three media workers from the Sidama Media Network or release them immediately, and to guarantee that journalists operating in southern Ethiopia can report freely. On the evening of July 18, security personnel in Hawassa,[Read More…]

