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A Challenging Year for Journalists

Monday, August 10, 2009

This year has been a challenging one for journalism in The Gambia. So far, it has been one court case after another, culminating last Thursday in the...

STOP PRESS: Six Gambian Journalists Jailed

Thursday, August 06, 2009

The high court in Banjul presided over by Justice Emmannuel Fagbenle today convicted and sentenced six Gambian journalists who were charged with six...

D-Day For Six Gambian Journalists

Pictures: Pap Saine (1), Ebrima Sawaneh(2), Emil Touray (3), Pa Modou Faal (4) Sam Sarr (5), Sarata Jabbi Dibba (6)

Wednesday, August 05, 2009

The Banjul High Court, presided over by Justice Emmanuel Fegbenle is today expected to deliver judgment on the historical trial of six Gambian...

Niger ALERT: Two Journalists in prison for defamation

Monday, November 17, 2008

Moussa Aksar, managing editor and Sani Aboubacar, reporter of L’Evénement, an independent weekly newspaper were on November 12, 2008 detained at...

NIGER UPDATE : Journalist refused bail

Thursday, November 06, 2008

Zakari Alzouma, editor of Opinions, a Niamey-based independent weekly newspaper who was charged with defamation by the Minister of Public security,...

Niger ALERT: Newspaper editor in detention for defamation

Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Zakari Alzouma, editor of Opinions, a Niamey-based independent weekly newspaper, is being held by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the...

Senegal ALERT: Minister sues jailed newspaper editor for defamation

Thursday, October 02, 2008

El Malick Seck, jailed editor-in-chief of 24 Heures Chrono, a privately-owned newspaper, will on October 28, 2008 appear before a court in Dakar to...