Gambian journalists Babucarr Ceesay and Abubacarr Saidykhan were released on bail on Monday. The pair, who were detained over the weekend, were released on a bail bond of 250,000 dalasi (Approx. €6,300) each. Ceesay and Saidykhan are additionally required to report to police headquarters on Sep. 17. IPI sources in the country told IPI earlier […]

The International Press Institute expressed its concern over the arrest of two Gambian journalists reported by journalists and local media over the weekend. Babucarr Ceesay and Abubacarr Saidykhan were detained by police on either Thursday or Friday, depending on reports, shortly after filing an application at the station to demonstrate against the recent execution of […]

The Gambian authorities have closed Teranga FM for the second time after warning the radio station to stop a program that translated reports from local newspapers into local languages. The International Press Institute (IPI) expressed its dismay at the news, and called on the authorities to recognise citizens’ right under the Universal Declaration of Human […]

The distressing string of journalist arrests continues in Gambia, as Sidiq Asemota, senior legal correspondent for the Daily Observer, was jailed on Tuesday on unknown charges. Asemota was arrested while covering court affairs for the paper. According to the Daily Observer’s own reports, Asemota believes the jailing is in connection to a story about the […]