Press Statement We are deeply concerned that the offense of sedition and false publication and broadcasting still remain in the laws of the Gambia seven years after Pres. Adama Barrow stated in his 2016 election manifesto that such provisions would be removed out of our laws within six months of […]
PRESS RELEASE (Banjul, The Gambia, 15 Nov., 2023) – The Gambia Press Union (GPU) is calling on the Gambia Police Force (GPF) to drop all charges against Madi Jobarteh, one of the country’s leading human rights activists. Madi is charged with “seditious intention”, “false publication and broadcasting”, and “incitement to […]