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Denial of justice

Norbert Zongo and Deyda Hydara – symbols of impunity

Published on 14 December 2012Read

Watched and threatened

Thugs threaten to kill journalist, what are authorities doing?

Published on 15 November 2012Read

Gambia

The Point editor faces trial on “false information” charge for reporting diplomat’s arrest

Reporters Without Borders condemns the way the Gambian authorities continue to hound The Point, a privately-owned daily based in Banjul. Its (...)

Published on 5 February 2009 Read

Gambia

Journalists still live in fear four years after unpunished murder of Deyda Hydara

Reporters Without Borders today expressed its disgust at the obstruction and bad faith of the Gambian authorities who have allowed continuing (...)

Published on 15 December 2008 Read

Gambia

Newspaper editor arrested again, residence permit seized, in continuing harassment

Reporters Without Borders calls for an immediate end to Gambian government harassment of Nigerian journalist Abdullamid Adiamoh, the managing (...)

Published on 18 August 2008 Read

Gambia

Concern about knife attack on journalist in Banjul

Reporters Without Borders is very concerned about a knife attack on journalist Momodou Justice Darboe of the independent daily The Point at he (...)

Published on 3 July 2008 Read

Gambia

Banned biweekly’s reporter gets to choose between a year in prison or heavy fine

Reporters Without Borders energetically condemns the sentence of a year in prison or “optional” fine of 1,850 dollars (1,375 euros) which a (...)

Published on 5 June 2007 Read

Gambia

US-based freelance journalist freed on bail after one week, charged with sedition

Reporters Without Borders called today on the Gambian authorities to drop “sedition” charges against freelance journalist Fatou Jaw Manneh, who was (...)

Published on 5 April 2007 Read

Gambia

Journalist missing since July being held in provincial police station, newspaper discovers

The opposition triweekly Foroyaa has revealed that “Chief” Ebrima Manneh, a journalist with the privately-owned Daily Observer newspaper who went (...)

Published on 15 January 2007 Read