If the President was indeed committed to the freedom of the media why would the IGP to arrest these journalists in the first place, and at the same time ask his lawyers to sue them – for the same so-called crime? What exact crime have these journalists committed? Which law[Read More…]
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President Barrow Promises To Drop Voice Civil Suit
President Adama Barrow Monday agreed to drop a civil lawsuit against The Voice newspaper after meeting with representatives from the Gambian media. The delegation, which included members of the Gambia Press Union, the Media Council of the Gambia, the Newspaper Publishers Association, and the Women Journalists Association, met with the[Read More…]
Seedy Njie Tells Court Voice Article Caused Turmoil In NPP
Seedy Njie, the deputy spokesperson for Gambia’s National People’s Party (NPP), recently testified in court that a news report published by The Voice newspaper, claiming that President Adama Barrow had selected Muhammed Jah as his successor, caused significant turmoil within the party. Speaking as the prosecution’s first witness in the[Read More…]
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