The malicious audio circulating on social media since yesterday May 10 in which an apparently Mandinka woman was releasing poisonous diatribes against the Sarahuleh community clearly and squarely constitute hate speech, incitement to violence and discrimination of a group on account of their ethnicity and threat to national security. Her[Read More…]
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Gambia Gov’t Approves TV Licence For Ahmadiyya Jamaat
The Government of the Gambia Thursday approved an application made by the country’s Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat for a television licence. The decision was taken in a cabinet meeting chaired by Vice President Fatoumata Tambajang. During the meeting, ministers considered recommendation by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) for the Ministry[Read More…]
Barrow Urged To Uphold Pledge To Champion Media Freedom
According to the news website Front Page International and the secretary general of the Gambia Press Union, Saikou Jammeh, the court upheld provisions that punish statements likely to promote hatred among “different classes” and sedition relating to the country’s president and judicial processes and decisions. While a provision that criminalizes the spreading of[Read More…]
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