Journalists Unite for Balanced Coverage of Labour Migration in Africa
Participants and officials at the Capacity-Building Workshop for Journalists and Editors on Building a Positive Narrative on Labour Migration Governance in Africa, (Dakar, Senegal) (Dakar, Senegal: 7 Aug., 2024)--Senior news…
GPU Welcomes Sentencing of Ousman Sonko Over Torture of Journalists
OUSMAN SONKO - Photo by TRIAL International (Banjul, 15 May, 2024) - The Gambia Press Union (GPU) welcomes today’s verdict and sentencing of former Interior Minister Ousman Sonko in Switzerland…
State of Press Freedom and Freedom of Expression in The Gambia
A statement by Modou S. Joof, Secretary General of the Gambia Press Union on the Occasion of World Press Freedom Day 2024 Commemoration organised by Freedom House – The Gambia
GPU Urges Gambia Government to Consider Public Funding for Media
WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY 2024 STATEMENT
GPU Urges Media Owners to Invest in Safety and Health of Workers
PRESS STATEMENT Fajara, May 1, 2024: The Gambia Press Union (GPU) joins labour organisations and trade unions around the world to mark International Labour Day 2024. This year’s theme for
IWD 2024: MCG and GPU Caution Media on FGM/C Reporting
Journalists covering Gambia's 2021 presidential election (Photo Credit: Modou S. Joof) Fajara, March 8, 2024: The Media Council of The Gambia and the Gambia Press Union in observance of International…
GPU Welcomes Sentencing of Bai Lowe for Murder of Deyda Hydara
(Banjul, 30 Nov., 2023) – The Gambia Press Union (GPU) welcomes today’s verdict and sentencing of Bai Lowe, a former death squad member under ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh, to life imprisonment
GPU Urges Police to Drop Charges Against Madi Jobarteh
Madi Jobarteh (Center with microphone), speaks at a forum with reporters and editors on ethical journalism organised by the Media Council of The Gambia and the GPU in August 2022.…
GPU Renews Call to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
Gambian journalist, Malick B.Cham, visibly injured, was assaulted by supporters of the ruling National People’s Party (NPP) on 31st May, 2023. No one has been held responsible. Fajara (Gambia), November…
Gambia ALERT: Talk Show Host Detained Beyond Legal Limit of 72 Hours
Screengrab photo: Sisawo speaks on the Badinya Kaacha SO5 EP29 on Saturday September 30, 2023. Alagie Bora Sissawo, a culture and society talk show co-host on Kerr Fatou, is being…
