PRESS RELEASE Brussels, 31 December 2023 One hundred and twenty journalists and media workers, including 11 women, have been killed in 2023, announced the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) on 31 December. The IFJ, which published an initial list of journalists killed ahead of UN Human Rights Day on 8 December documenting 94 […]
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MJFC donates Trophy and Cash prize to Kartong Sports Committee
The Malick Jallow Foundation for Children (MJFC) on Sunday, 24th December 2023 donated a trophy and a cash amount of money to the Kartong Sports Committtee for their Junior League‘s Championship final slated for Tuesday, 26th December 2023 in Kartong. It could be recalled that the Kartong Sports Committee named […]
Former First Lady Zineb and ex-President Jammeh retained on new UK, US sanction lists
The United Kingdom renewed its list of sanctioned individuals on Monday, including The Gambia’s former president Yahya Jammeh, his wife Zineb Jammeh, and former National Intelligence Agency chief Yankuba Badjie. The United Kingdom has maintained broadened travel bans and economic sanctions against the three for human rights violations. Jammeh, whose […]
Former ActionAid Executive Director Dr. Kujeh Manneh passes away
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