(JollofNews) – The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has backed calls by the Gambia Press Union (GPU) for all charges against jailed radio journalist Alhagie Ceesay to be dropped and for his immediate release. The journalist, manager at Taranga FM, was arrested last year and is critically ill in hospital.[Read More…]
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Gambian Opposition Leader Pleads For More Civility In Politics
(JollofNews) – An opposition leader in the Gambia has renewed calls for civility in politics amid a government crackdown on the main opposition United Democratic Party (UDP), which he said has seriously heated the country’s political discourse Hamat Bah, leader of the National Reconciliation Party (NRP) said the Gambia is[Read More…]
Gambia Protest: ACHPR Boss Holds Meeting With Gambian Justice Minister
(JollofNews) – A representative of the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR) has held a meeting with the Gambian regime of President Yahya Jammeh to discuss last week’s crackdown on the opposition United Democratic Party (UDP). The Commission said during the meeting in Banjul, its chairperson, Pansy Tlakula,[Read More…]
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