Journalist Momodou Justice Darboe has been released on bail after being detained for more than 40 hours. His bail terms include providing a Gambian surety and posting a bail bond of D25,000. Additionally, Darboe is required to report to the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) in Banjul on Monday, September 30,[Read More…]
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GPU Condemns Arrest & Detention Of Journalist Momodou Justice Darboe, Threats From President
The Gambia Press Union (GPU) condemns in the strongest terms the arrest of Momodou Justice Darboe, the Deputy Editor of The Voice Newspaper over a September 23rd story which claims President Barrow has chosen a successor as part of an exit plan. Darboe and Musa Sheriff Hydara, the paper’s Editor-In-Chief,[Read More…]
Mr. President, Let Journalist Momodou Justice Darboe Go
The recent detention of journalist Momodou Justice Darboe raises urgent questions about the state of press freedom in The Gambia. Darboe’s arrest, linked to an article suggesting that President Adama Barrow is considering businessman Muhammed Jah as a successor for the National People’s Party (NPP), reflects a troubling trend of[Read More…]