A supporter of Gambia President Adama Barrow wave ECOWAS flag during his swearing-in ceremony and the Gambia’s Independence day at Independence Stadium, in Bakau, Gambia February 18, 2017. REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon – RC1D29499DF0 As the Gambia goes to the polls on December 4, 2021, the MFWA’s[Read More…]
The Gambia Press Union condemned the attack on the cameraman of Fatu Network and reporter for Radio France International (RFI) at the High Court in Banjul Monday afternoon by supporters of the former ruling party. The two journalists were allegedly attacked by the sympathisers of[Read More…]
By Abdoulie John The Editor-in-chief of The Standard newspaper, Lamin Cham, said Monday that journalists were the leading targets of Yahya Jammeh’s two-decade long dictatorship. In his testimony before the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC), Mr. Cham said Yahya Jammeh never missed the opportunity[Read More…]
By Abdoulie John Gambia Press Union (GPU) President, Sheriff Bojang Jr, has called on public officials to be more open to media practitioners as the country’s Public Service Standing Orders continue to restrict access to information. “Unless journalists are given access to information that is[Read More…]
The IFJ-affiliated Gambia Press Union (GPU) has called on journalists not to comply with new rules imposed on journalists seeking to cover events in the Presidency. The GPU confirmed that the Office of the Director of Press and Public Relations (DPPR) is requiring journalists to[Read More…]
The Point was not on point. Two girls, raped and sexually molested, were in the pages of the newspaper. This breach was gross – ethically and legally. The country was shocked. The doubting Thomases of the new-found press freedom shout from mountain tops: untrained and[Read More…]
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