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…]

One of Gambia’s most persecuted journalists during the previous APRC regime of President Yahya Jammeh is to be honored today for his contributions to the development of Gambian media. Alagi Yorro Jallow, former managing editor and founder of The Independent, the Gambia’s only private newspaper before it was banned by[Read More…]