Gainako editor-in-chief has been released without charge, according to the President of the Gambia Press Union (GPU). Mr.Yusef Taylor, widely known as Flex Dan, was reportedly arrested at around 6pm and detained for almost three hours. According to sources, he was arrested while reporting on the arrest of Neneh Freda[Read More…]
Tag: Human rights
Gambians Among Dead In Migrant Boat Tragedy
Two Gambians were among those killed in a migrant boating disaster in Casamance recently, announced the foreign ministry Tuesday. According to the ministry, relying on ‘latest information’ from the Gambia’s High Commission in Dakar, 10 Bissau-Guineans have also died in the Kafountine migrant boat tragedy. Senegalese nationals were also said[Read More…]
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…]
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