Editorial: Members of the Gambia Press Union are scheduled to participate in the congress. Elect a leader of the Gambia Press Union who possesses a clear vision for press freedom, protects the interests of the union members, and fortifies the freedom of the press in Gambia. This leader must hold […]
Fajara, October 25, 2024: The Gambia Press Union (GPU) is deeply concerned by the country’s press freedom situation after the Gambian president and his environment minister decided to sue two newspapers for defamation. President Adama Barrow’s suit against The Voice, a privately-owned daily newspaper, stems from a September 23rd story […]
Press statement: (Banjul, 30 Nov., 2023) – The Gambia Press Union (GPU) welcomes today’s verdict and sentencing of Bai Lowe, a former death squad member under ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh, to life imprisonment for his role in the murder of journalist Deyda Hydara. The Higher Regional Court of Celle, a northern […]
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 […]