Gambian Journalists Released By Presidential Pardon

Six Gambian journalists who were convicted in August and imprisoned on six counts of defamation and sedition were released Thursday evening after they were granted pardon by President Yahya Jammeh. The six, Sarata Jabbi-Dibba, Emil Touray and Pa Modou...

Six Jailed Gambian Journalists File an Appeal

Six Gambian journalists jailed for defaming President Yahya Jammeh have filed an appeal challenging the two-year jail sentences and fines of 500, 000 Gambian Dalasis each (about US$18, 000) handed them.

West African Journalists Association Condemns Imprisonment of Gambian Journalists

The West African Journalists Association (WAJA) has condemned the recent conviction and imprisonment for two years and a fine of 500,000 Gambian Dalasis (about 10 million CFA francs) for each of the six journalists. In a press release WAJA calls for the...

Gambian Court has Convicted And Jailed 6 Journalists for Sedition And Defamation

The Gambia High Court in Banjul ahs convicted 6 Gambian journalists of six counts of sedition and defamation and sentenced them to two years imprisonment without an option of a fine for three counts, and fined them each 250,00 Gambian Dalasis (about $10,000)...

Media Foundation for West Africa Claims Freedom of Expression in Jeopardy in the Gambia

New charges against the indicted journalists and executive members of the Gambia Press Union (GPU) constitute a threat to the freedom of expression and independence of the media in the country, the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) said Friday. “This...