Statement by the Gambia Press Union (GPU) Delivered at the 81st Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), held in Banjul from 17 October – 6 November, 2024
Statement by the Gambia Press Union (GPU) Delivered at the 81st Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), held in Banjul from 17 October –
GAMBIA UPDATE: The Voice Newspaper Editor Charged with False Publication, Detained
Journalists Musa Sheriff (L) and Momodou Justice Darboe (Image taken from The Voice Newspaper) Fajara, September 30, 2024: The Editor-In-Chief of The Voice Newspaper, Musa Sheriff, has been charged with…
GPU Condemns Arrest and Detention of Journalist Momodou Justice Darboe, Threats from President
Journalists Musa Sheriff (L) and Justice Darboe (Image taken from The Voice Newspaper) Fajara, September 27, 2024: The Gambia Press Union (GPU) condemns in the strongest terms the arrest of…
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…
GPU Urges Gambia Government to Consider Public Funding for Media
WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY 2024 STATEMENT
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.…
Gambia: High Court Rules Police Violated Talk Show Host’s Rights
Screengrab photo: Sisawo speaks on the Badinya Kaacha SO5 EP29 on Saturday September 30, 2023. The Gambia Press Union (GPU) welcomes today’s High Court Ruling in favour of Alagie Bora…
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…
