President Adama Barrow has made press freedom a pillar of his reforms since taking power last year from Yahya Jammeh, whose authoritarian 22-year rule was marked by terror and dealt heavy blows to journalists, including arrests, nocturnal arson attacks on media houses, torture, forced exiled, intimidation, and killings of reporters.[Read More…]
Opinion
The Youth Should Be Given The Tools To Transform The Gambia For Better
Youth empowerment is a process where children and young people are encouraged to take charge of their lives. They do this by addressing their situation and then take action in order to improve their access to resources and transform their consciousness through their beliefs, values, and attitudes. Youth is the[Read More…]
New York Letter With Alagi Yorro Jallow: Dr. Ismaila Ceesay Must Be Released Immediately And Unconditionally
I write again to express my grave concern regarding the arrest and detention of Dr. Ismaila Ceesay, professor of political science at University of The Gambia. Dr. Ceesay has been held in custody for in apparent retaliation for peacefully exercising the right to freedom of expression and for the principles[Read More…]
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