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Are Gambian Immigrants Still Detained In Libya?

Monday, September 14, 2009

If the comment of Dr. Omar Touray, the former Minister of Foreign Affairs is anything to go by, a good number of Gambian immigrants are currently...

Arrested Gambian Youths Still Detained In Spain, Claim Torture

Thursday, September 03, 2009

The Six Gambian youths forming part of a delegation of the Gambia Boxing Association who were arrested in Madrid Airport, Baracas Terminal One,...

Point Reporter Still Detained

Picture: Augustine Kanjia

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Augustine Kanjia, a reporter and columnist with this paper who was on Monday afternoon arrested for trying to snap photograph of the crowd outside...

Detained Journalists Granted Bail

Pictures: Emil Touray (1), Pap Saine (2), Abubacarr Saidykhan (3), Ebrima Sawaneh (4), Pa Modou Faal (5), Sam Sarr (6) and Sarata J-Dibba (7)

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

The acting Principal Magistrate, Sainabou Wadda-Ceesay of the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court, yesterday granted court bail to the six Gambian...

Three Days on, Arrested Journalists Still Detained

Pictures: Pap Saine (1) and Sam Sarr (2)

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Following their call and subsequent detention since last Monday, Mr. Pap Saine, Co-publisher and Managing Editor of the Point, together with Mr. Sam...

Crackdown on Journalists Intensifies

Picture: Mr. Sam Sarr ( Editor of Foroyaa Newspaper) and Abubacarr Saidykhan (reporter)

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

As Foroyaa Editor, Reporter Detained The major crackdown on Gambian journalists is showing no sign of abating as Mr. Sam Sarr, Editor of Foroyaa...

Partners in Development

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Thenews from the region about journalists being arrested, detained and sometimes charged on flimsy excuses is a cause for concern as it does not...

Point Editor, Four Others Detained

Picture: Pap Saine (1), Ebrima Sawaneh (2), Sarata J-Dibba (3) & Pa Modou Faal (4)

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Mr. Pap Saine, Co-publisher and Managing Editor of The Point Newspaper, alongside Mr. Ebrima Sawaneh, the News Editor of the same paper, Mrs. Sarata...

Escaped Detainee Jailed

Friday, June 12, 2009

Karamba Gassama who was reported to be among the eleven trial prisoners who were reported to have escaped from lawful custody at the Bundung Police...

Mauritania ALERT: Two journalists detained briefly

Saturday, March 14, 2009

Abdallahi Ould Tfagha Moctar and Mohamed Lemine Ould Moustapha, reporters of Sahara Media, a Nouakchott-based independent newswire service were on...