Gambia: Deyda Hydara, a journalist silenced by the gun
Deyda Hydara, founder of the Independent newspaper The Point was an authoritative voice of Gambian media. He was gunned down in December 2004 in an orchestrated plan […]
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Gambia: 11 July 2006 – 11 July 2017Commemorating the 11th anniversary of the enforced disappearance of Ebrima Manneh
Let’s remember, Ebrima Manneh, a reporter for the Gambian Daily Observer newspaper in Banjul, was arrested by government agents on July 11, 2006. He has […]
ACHPR: National law must protect Freedom of Expression
Chair Person, Honourable Commissioners, Distinguished delegates, ARTICLE 19 notes with appreciation the work of the Special rapporteur on freedom of expression and access to information. […]
Gambia: Investigate Death in Custody, Free Protesters
The suspicious death in custody of opposition political leader Solo Sandeng and the arrest of his party leader, Ousainu Darboe, and other party members in […]
Gambia: Death of Ebrima Solo Sandeng must be investigated and protesters released
Following the violent crackdown and arrest of several protesters who were calling for electoral reforms on April 14 2016, ARTICLE 19 has learned from local […]