World News - Africa.gm - Africa news and information community

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...

Dutchman convicted for sedition

Monday, May 04, 2009

The Brikama Magistrates Court presided over by Principal Magistrate Pa Harry Jammeh, recently convicted a Dutchman and sentenced him to a fine of...

Dutch National Sentence for Sedition

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Rene Buelen, a Dutch National, who was standing trial on a sedition charge, was last Friday convicted and sentenced to a fine of D10,000 in default...

Dutch National Pleads Guilty to Sedition

Friday, April 17, 2009

Rene Beulen, the Dutch national who had been standing trial for sedition, yesterday changed his plea to guilty. According to the charge sheet, Rene...

Halifa Sallah Charged with Spying, Other Charges

Picture:Halifa Sallah

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Halifa Sallah, the Secretary General of the opposition party Peoples Democratic Organization for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS) and spokesperson...

Gambia Britons admitting sedition

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7799333.stm

Friday, December 26, 2008

A Scottish missionary and his wife have pleaded guilty to sedition charges in Gambia. David and Fiona Fulton were arrested last month after allegedly...

Missionary workers due in court

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7785085.stm

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

A Scottish missionary and his wife being held in a high security prison in The Gambia are due to make an appearance in court.David Fulton and his...

Gambia detains UK missionaries for 'sedition'

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/06/gambia.uk.missionaries.ap/index.html

Sunday, December 07, 2008

Police say two British missionaries under arrest for sedition allegedly sent letters criticizing Gambia's government to individuals and groups.Gambia...

Gambia ALERT: Two newspaper journalists briefly detained, one charged with sedition

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Abdulhamid Adiomoh and Pa Bajika Nigerian publisher and reporter respectively of Today Newspaper, a privately-owned Banjul-based newspaper were on...

Today Newspaper Managing Editor Charged with Sedition

Picture: Mr. Abdulhamid Adiamoh (Managing Editor of Today Newspaper)

Thursday, July 24, 2008

The Point has learnt through competent sources that Mr. Abdulhamid Adiamoh, Managing Editor of Today Newspaper has been charged with seditious...