The Committee to Protect Journalists said on Wednesday that the Senegalese authorities should investigate a call by Talla Sylla, a member of the ruling Alliance for the Republic, APR, party’s youth branch, to burn down the privately owned Walfadjri media company and attack its journalists, ensure the safety of the[Read More…]
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CPJ Urges Gambia Authorities To Prioritize Legal Reforms, Accountability For Crimes Against The Press
Gambian authorities should adopt the reforms recommended by the country’s Truth, Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission (TRRC)—including ensuring journalists are not prosecuted for sedition—work to swiftly hold former President Yahya Jammeh and members of his “Junglers” death squad to account for their crimes against journalists, and end the culture of impunity[Read More…]