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The Gambia
From the Communiqué
25 January 2012
Former minister gets life sentence for seditious T-shirt
A former Gambian information minister has been sentenced to life for conspiring to overthrow the President with T-shirts demanding an end to dictatorship, report the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) and ARTICLE 19.
27 July 2011
Critical activists and journalists detained under "bogus charges"
As Gambian President Yahya Jammeh marked the 17th anniversary of his rule on 22 July, seven activists and journalists were charged with treason and sedition for distributing t-shirts with the slogan, "Coalition for Change - The Gambia: End Dictatorship Now." The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), other IFEX members and rights groups are sounding the alarm over the use of undemocratic laws to punish journalists and government critics and the repression of free speech in the country.See all articles: The Gambia
Campaigns and Advocacy
16 November 2010
Journalists' rights advocates engage Gambian government on media situation
"We put before the minister our concerns for the need to reform all repressive laws and their provisions, as these are inimical to press freedom," said the NUSOJ delegate.
28 July 2010
Ghanaians protest against President Jammeh of The Gambia
The protest was part of activities organised to mark the 16th anniversary of President Yahya Jammeh's Coup d'État on 22 July 1994.
27 July 2010
IFJ joins "Freedom Day" call for action on human rights violations
There is no freedom in The Gambia, where journalists in particular are routinely subjected to unfair trials, arrests and targeting by security agencies, says IFJ.See all campaign news: The Gambia
Reports
9 April 2008
Annual Report 2008: The Gambia 
27 March 2008
Attacks on the Press in 2007: The Gambia
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