H.E. Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh President of the Republic of The Gambia State House Banjul, The Gambia   Dear President Jammeh, We, the undersigned organizations working to promote the compliance of states to their international and regional human rights obligations, are writing to bring to your attention a series of abuses by the National Intelligence Agency […]

The Vienna-based South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO), an affiliate of the International Press Institute (IPI), said today that it was alarmed at reports of bombs being placed outside the homes of a number of journalists in Athens, Greece, last Friday. Small homemade bombs, made with the use of gas canisters, exploded in the early […]

A journalist in the Central African Republic was reportedly killed in the central town of Bambari by rebels, who have been engaged in a month-long uprising against President Francois Bozizé, reports said. Elisabeth Blanche Olofio, who worked for Catholic community radio station Radio Be Oko, was killed when rebels stormed the station, Fides news agency […]

After three days in detention, The Gambia’s National Intelligence Agency has freed journalist Abdoulie John. He was held while officers searched his laptop for evidence of wrongdoing, according to local sources, but was released just before a 72-hour deadline would have expired, after which authorities would have to charge or release him. The investigation against […]