The Gambia: Crackdown on free speech must stop thepoint.gm - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thepoint.gm Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Gambian Journalist Bakary Mankajang Arrested, Charged Over Reporting On Killings allafrica.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from allafrica.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The owner of online news media platform Mankajang Daily, Bakary Mankajang, was detained by the Gambian police on 20 September, in connection with his reporting on police killings. Mankajang was released on bail and charged with ‘interference with witness’ on 23 September. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Gambia Press Union (GPU) in calling on the Gambian authorities to drop all charges against the journalist and to allow him to do his work without further attempted intimidation.
CPJ urges gov t to drop charges against journalist Mankajang thepoint.gm - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thepoint.gm Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.