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…
Gambia ALERT: Gambian President Threatens Press Freedom, Freedom of Expression & Democracy
President Barrow was elected in 2016 on a campaign promises of press freedom and freedom of expression, and promised to uphold these shortly after his election. Gambia’s President, Adama Barrow,…
Gambia ALERT: Talk Show Host Rearrested, Whereabouts Uknown
Screengrab photo: Sisawo speaks on the Badinya Kaacha SO5 EP29 on Saturday September 30, 2023. The Police in the Gambia have revoked the bail granted to Alagie Bora Sissawo, an…
Statement by GPU President, Muhammed S. Bah, at the launch of the project “EU-support to the consolidation of democratic dispensation in The Gambia (EU-C”
Implemented by International IDEA on Thursday 6th July 2023, from 10.00 to 12.30, at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Centre Good morning Mr. Chairman – Hon. Speaker of
GPU Secures $154, 000 UNDEF Grant to Strengthen Public Access to Information and Media Professionalism in The Gambia
The Gambia Press Union (GPU), the umbrella body for journalists and media workers in the Gambia, has secured a project grant from the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) to the
GPU Condemns Assault on Journalists Malick B.Cham and Pa Ousman Joof
Fajara, 1st June 2023 – The Gambia Press Union has received reports of assaults on two journalists, Malick B.Cham of the online platform, Jamano, and Pa Ousman Joof of Gambian
PRESS STATEMENT: GPU Urges GRTS to Rescind Directive Censoring Coverage of Industrial Action
Fajara, September 16, 2022: The Gambia Press Union is concerned by the Gambia Radio and Television Services (GRTS)’s act of censorship in an editorial policy update which seeks to ignore…
