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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

Shock at African Union’s decision to let President Jammeh host 2006 summit

Reporters Without Borders said today that it was "astounded" at the African Union’s "gift" to Gambian President Yahya Jammeh in the form of a (...)

Published on 9 February 2005 Read

Gambia

African Union urged to press Gambia for proper probe into newspaper editor’s death

Reporters Without Borders today called on African Union heads of state and government to tackle Gambian President Yahya Jammeh about the murder (...)

Published on 28 January 2005 Read

Gambia

AFP and Reporters Without Borders correspondent gunned down in Banjul

Reporters Without Borders voiced outrage and deep sadness today at the murder last night of its correspondent in Gambia, Deyda Hydara, who was (...)

Published on 17 December 2004 Read

Gambia

Concern about imminent grave setback for free expression in Africa

Reporters Without Borders wrote to Gambian President Yayah Jammeh today urging him not to sign into law two bills recently approved by the (...)

Published on 16 December 2004 Read

Africa

National Guard members implicated in arson attack on The Independent

Two members of Gambia’s National Guard were involved in an arson attack against the printworks of the bi-weekly The Independent on 13 April, the (...)

Published on 25 August 2004 Read

Gambia

Bid to set fire to BBC stringer’s house threatens all independent media

Reporters Without Borders today deplored an attempt to burn down the house of the stringer for the British BBC Radio in the Gambian capital, (...)

Published on 16 August 2004 Read

Gambia

Arsonists set fire to bi-weekly Independent

Reporters Without Borders today condemned an arson attack on the headquarters of The Independent newspaper in Banjul on the night of 17 October (...)

Published on 20 October 2003 Read

Gambia

Editor of The Independent freed

Abdoulie Sey, missing publisher and editor of the twice-weekly paper The Independent, was freed on 23 September reportedly after being held four (...)

Published on 24 September 2003 Read