Articles - The Gambia
25 January 2012
The Gambia
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
The Gambia
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.
9 September 2009
The Gambia
President pardons six journalists
Six Gambian journalists imprisoned on charges ranging from defamation to "seditious publication" were released on 3 September on a presidential pardon, report the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) and other IFEX members.
12 August 2009
The Gambia
Six journalists sentenced to two years for sedition
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) and other IFEX members have condemned the "politicised" verdict against six Gambian journalists who were sentenced last week to two years in jail and heavy fines for sedition and criminal defamation.
29 July 2009
The Gambia
Global protests mark president's 15-year rule
Several protests against Gambian President Yahya Jammeh's extreme freedom of the press abuses were held in Europe and Africa last week, marking the 15-year anniversary of the president's coup d'état and the third day of a sedition and defamation trial against a group of the country's most respected journalists.
24 June 2009
The Gambia
Journalists charged with sedition freed on bail
Seven Gambian journalists charged with sedition last week for criticising the President have been freed on bail, while two other detainees were released without charge, report the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Meanwhile, a journalist covering the sedition trial has been detained without charge.
17 June 2009
The Gambia
Authorities arrest seven journalists for criticising President
Seven journalists and press union leaders were arrested this past week for criticising the Gambian President for his comments on the unsolved 2004 murder of a prominent editor, report the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
13 June 2008
The Gambia
AUTORIDADES DEBERÍAN ACATAR FALLO Y LIBERAR A PERIODISTA, DICEN MIEMBROS DE IFEX
13 June 2008
The Gambia
LES AUTORITÉS DOIVENT RESPECTER UN JUGEMENT ET LIBÉRER UN JOURNALISTE, DISENT LES MEMBRES DE L'IFEX
10 June 2008
The Gambia
AUTHORITIES SHOULD ABIDE BY RULING AND FREE JOURNALIST, SAY IFEX MEMBERS
In a landmark decision, an African regional court has ordered the Gambian authorities to immediately release a journalist who has been held incommunicado for nearly two years, report the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
20 December 2007
The Gambia
21 GROUPES MEMBRES DE L'IFEX EXIGENT UNE ENQUÊTE SUR LE MEURTRE D'UN RÉDACTEUR
20 December 2007
The Gambia
VEINTIÚN MIEMBROS DE IFEX DEMANDAN INVESTIGACIÓN SOBRE ASESINATO DE EDITOR
18 December 2007
The Gambia
21 IFEX MEMBERS DEMAND INVESTIGATION INTO EDITOR'S MURDER
16 December 2007 is the third anniversary of the brutal killing of Gambian journalist Deyda Hydara. While family members and colleagues marked the occasion by marching from his home to his grave, 21 IFEX members, in a joint action led by the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), demanded that the Gambian authorities "enforce justice" and set up an independent investigation into his murder.
7 December 2007
The Gambia
CAMPAÑA REGIONAL ATACA ABUSOS CONTRA DERECHOS
7 December 2007
The Gambia
CAMPAGNE RÉGIONALE CONTRE LES VIOLATIONS DES DROITS
4 December 2007
The Gambia
REGIONAL CAMPAIGN TARGETS RIGHTS ABUSES
Early next year, the Economic Community of West African States' (ECOWAS) Community Court is expected to rule in a case brought against the Gambian government on behalf of journalist Chief Ebrima Manneh, reports the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA). Manneh was arrested in July 2006 and has been held incommunicado ever since.
3 August 2007
The Gambia
UN JOURNALISTE « DISPARU » APERÇU DANS UN HÔPITAL LOCAL
3 August 2007
The Gambia
PERIODISTA "DESAPARECIDO" VISTO EN HOSPITAL LOCAL
31 July 2007
The Gambia
"DISAPPEARED" JOURNALIST SPOTTED AT LOCAL HOSPITAL
A journalist who has been missing for more than a year was spotted at Gambia's main hospital, reports Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), who has focused a campaign on the case.
1 June 2007
The Gambia
DES GROUPES AFRICAINS INAUGURENT DES CAMPAGNES EN FAVEUR DE LA LIBRE EXPRESSION
29 May 2007
The Gambia
AFRICAN UMBRELLA GROUPS LAUNCH CAMPAIGNS FOR FREE EXPRESSION
"Chief" Ebrima Manneh has been missing since last July. A week after the Gambian newspaper reporter allegedly passed on "damaging" information at an African Union summit, he was arrested without charge and detained by the National Intelligence Agency. But the security force denies even arresting him. Manneh's release is a key demand in a new campaign launched last week by the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) and the Network of African Freedom of Expression Organizations (NAFEO) to end impunity and the violent attacks on free expression in the country.
5 April 2007
The Gambia
LE HARCÈLEMENT DES MÉDIAS PREND DE L'AMPLEUR
5 April 2007
The Gambia
ACOSO A MEDIOS AL ALZA
4 April 2007
The Gambia
MEDIA HARASSMENT ON THE RISE
A year after the government illegally shut down the bi-weekly paper "The Independent", the paper still hasn't been allowed to resume publication - a sign of the increase in rights violations in the country, reports the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA).
8 September 2006
The Gambia
CON REPRESIÓN DE MEDIOS LAS ELECCIONES NO SERÁN JUSTAS
8 September 2006
The Gambia
LA RÉPRESSION DES MÉDIAS SIGNIFIE QUE LES ÉLECTIONS NE SERONT PAS ÉQUITABLES
6 September 2006
The Gambia
MEDIA REPRESSION MEANS ELECTIONS WON'T BE FAIR
A free and fair election in the Gambia will be impossible as long as the Gambian government continues to attack journalists and independent newspapers that criticise authorities, warns Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF).
30 June 2006
The Gambia
ANFITRIÓN DE CUMBRE DE UA PROHÍBE FORO SOBRE LIBRE EXPRESIÓN
30 June 2006
The Gambia
LE PAYS HÔTE DU SOMMET DE LUNION AFRICAINE INTERDIT UN FORUM SUR LA LIBRE EXPRESSION
28 June 2006
The Gambia
AU SUMMIT HOST BANS FORUM ON FREE EXPRESSION
The Gambian government has refused to allow a group of civil society organisations to hold a forum on freedom of expression at the African Union Summit in Banjul, reports the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA).
1 May 2006
The Gambia
DEUX JOURNALISTES SONT LIBÉRÉS, UN JOURNAL EST AUTORITÉ À PARAÎTRE
28 April 2006
The Gambia
DOS PERIODISTAS LIBERADOS; PERMITEN PUBLICAR A PERIÓDICOS
26 April 2006
The Gambia
TWO JOURNALISTS RELEASED, NEWSPAPER ALLOWED TO PUBLISH
On 20 April 2006, Gambian journalists Musa Saidykhan and Madi Ceesay were released from detention after having being held without explanation for close to a month, reported the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE), International PEN's Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC), Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
19 April 2006
The Gambia
PERIODISTA DETENIDO TRAS SUPUESTO GOLPE DE ESTADO
17 April 2006
The Gambia
DES JOURNALISTES SONT DÉTENUS À LA SUITE D'UN COMPLOT PRÉSUMÉ DE COUP D'ÉTAT
13 April 2006
The Gambia
JOURNALISTS DETAINED IN WAKE OF ALLEGED COUP PLOT
IFEX members have raised concerns over a government crackdown on a privately owned newspaper in The Gambia, following reports of an alleged coup plot against President Yahya Jammeh.
30 May 2005
The Gambia
LES MEMBRES DE L'IFEX DEMANDENT JUSTICE À LA SUITE DE L'ASSASSINAT D'UN JOURNALISTE
30 May 2005
The Gambia
MIEMBROS DE IFEX EXIGEN JUSTICIA POR ASESINATO DE PERIODISTA
25 May 2005
The Gambia
IFEX MEMBERS URGE JUSTICE IN JOURNALIST'S MURDER
More than 50 press freedom organisations, including nine IFEX members, are calling on the Gambian government to launch an independent, transparent investigation into the murder of journalist Deyda Hydara, saying five months after the killing, authorities have failed to identify the perpetrators.
22 April 2005
The Gambia
UNE DÉLÉGATION DU CPJ S'INQUIÈTE POUR LA LIBERTÉ DE LA PRESSE
22 April 2005
The Gambia
DELEGACIÓN DEL CPJ PREOCUPADA POR LIBERTAD DE PRENSA
20 April 2005
The Gambia
CPJ DELEGATION CONCERNED FOR PRESS FREEDOM
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is urging Gambia's president, Yahya Jammeh, to affirm his commitment to freedom of the press in the wake of recent attacks and threats against journalists, and the passage of new laws that have created deep mistrust between the government and the country's small independent press.
16 January 2005
The Gambia
GAMBIA: FIRME PETICIÓN QUE EXHORTA A INVESTIGAR ASESINATO DE PERIODISTA
16 January 2005
The Gambia
GAMBIE : SIGNEZ LA PÉTITION QUI EXIGE UNE ENQUÊTE SUR LE MEURTRE D'UN JOURNALISTE
12 January 2005
The Gambia
TAKE ACTION! THE GAMBIA: SIGN PETITION URGING INQUIRY INTO JOURNALIST'S MURDER
11 January 2005
24 December 2004
The Gambia
UN ÉMINENT JOURNALISTE EST ASSASSINÉ; LE PARLEMENT ADOPTE UNE LOI RÉPRESSIVE SUR LES MÉDIAS
24 December 2004
The Gambia
IMPORTANTE PERIODISTA ASESINADO; PARLAMENTO APRUEBA LEYES DE MEDIOS DE COMUNICACIÓN REPRESIVAS
22 December 2004
The Gambia
LEADING JOURNALIST MURDERED, PARLIAMENT PASSES REPRESSIVE MEDIA LAWS
IFEX members are expressing alarm at the state of press freedom in The Gambia, where a leading journalist was recently murdered and two bills that impose harsh penalties on the media were passed in parliament.
28 August 2004
The Gambia
DES INCENDIES CRIMINELS VISENT LES MÉDIAS INDÉPENDANTS
27 August 2004
The Gambia
INCENDIARIOS ATACAN MEDIOS INDEPENDIENTES
26 August 2004
The Gambia
ARSON ATTACKS TARGET INDEPENDENT MEDIA
A series of arson attacks against independent media in The Gambia has prompted three IFEX members to raise concerns over press freedom conditions in the West African country. In the latest attack, a BBC correspondent's house was set ablaze while he was sleeping.
24 April 2004
The Gambia
ATTAQUE CONTRE UN JOURNAL INDÉPENDANT
24 April 2004
The Gambia
ATACAN A PERIÓDICO INDEPENDIENTE
21 April 2004
The Gambia
INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER ATTACKED
Unknown assailants set fire last week to the printing press of a fiercely independent newspaper in Banjul, The Gambia, prompting four IFEX members to raise concerns over press freedom in the west African country. The attack against "The Independent" was the second in six months.
12 September 2003
The Gambia
ARTICLE 19 MÈNE LA PROTESTATION CONTRE LA LOI « DRACONIENNE » SUR LES MÉDIAS
12 September 2003
The Gambia
ARTICLE 19 ENCABEZA MANIFESTACIONES CONTRA LEY DE MEDIOS "DRACONIANA"
9 September 2003
The Gambia
ARTICLE 19 LEADS PROTEST AGAINST "DRACONIAN" MEDIA LAW
ARTICLE 19 and the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) are joining forces to support the Gambia Press Union (GPU) against a new law they say is one of the most "draconian pieces of media legislation" in Africa.
30 July 2002
The Gambia
APRUEBAN PROYECTO DE LEY DE MEDIOS REPRESIVO
30 July 2002
The Gambia
PROMULGATION D?UNE LOI RÉPRESSIVE SUR LES MÉDIAS
30 July 2002
The Gambia
REPRESSIVE MEDIA BILL PASSED
The Gambia Press Union (GPU) is preparing to challenge the constitutionality of a media bill passed last week that gives the government powers to summon journalists, force them to reveal their sources and hand out stiffer penalties, says Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF). On 25 July, the Gambian parliament passed a bill that provides for the establishment of a government-appointed media commission. It will become law once President Yahya Jammeh signs it.
4 December 2001
The Gambia
DE MEDIOS MIENTRAS GOBIERNO INTENSIFICA ACOSO
4 December 2001
The Gambia
DES MÉDIAS ALORS QUE LE GOUVERNEMENT ACCROÎT SES MESURES DE HARCÈLEMENT
4 December 2001
The Gambia
COMMONWEALTH URGES MEDIA COMMISSION AS GOVERNMENT STEPS UP HARASSMENT
Press freedom groups have expressed concerns that the government of Gambian President Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh is exacting harsher measures against journalists.
18 July 2000
The Gambia
CAMPAÑA SISTEMÁTICA PARA SUPRIMIR INFORMES
18 July 2000
The Gambia
CAMPAGNE SYSTÉMATIQUE POUR SUPPRIMER LES REPORTAGES
18 July 2000
The Gambia
SYSTEMATIC CAMPAIGN TO SUPPRESS REPORTING
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has come to the "unfortunate conclusion" that recent press freedom violations in The Gambia are "not isolated incidents, but part of a systematic campaign to suppress reporting on issues of legitimate public concern." CPJ has written to Gambian President Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh to express its deep concern over a series of recent abuses.
22 July 1999
The Gambia
WAJA CONFERENCE PROTESTS RADIO BAN, NEW MEDIA POLICY
Journalists' groups attending the 4th West African Journalists' Association (WAJA) Conference in Banjul, The Gambia protested the closure of a radio station and the government's proposed media policy, among other media freedom violations. Citizen FM radio should be allowed back on the air in The Gambia, say WAJA and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) in a joint press release with the Gambia Press Union (GPU) issued on 17 June at the closing of the conference. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) also issued a protest letter on the case after the meeting. A recent appeal in the High Court to re-open the station was adjourned. On 6 February 1998, Citizen FM's owner Baboucar Gaye and news editor Ebrima Sillah were detained and the station was closed by the National Intelligence Agency (NIA). Gaye was charged with operating a radio station without a license but it appears the closure might have been related to concerns about critical reports of the NIA. WAJA, the IFJ, the GPU and the CPJ also protest the recent firing of news editor Demba Jawo and deputy managing director Theophilus George from "The Observer" after the paper was taken over by a businessman who is close to the government.
22 June 1999
The Gambia
PROTESTA POR PROHIBICIÓN DE RADIO Y NUEVA POLÍTICA DE MEDIOS
22 June 1999
The Gambia
RADIO ET LA NOUVELLE POLITIQUE SUR LES MÉDIAS
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