Israeli forces shot Abu Akleh in the head while she was on assignment in Jenin in the occupied West Bank. By Al-Jazeera. Ramallah, Occupied West Bank – Israeli forces have shot dead Al Jazeera’s journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian health ministry. Abu […]
The Gambia Press Union is saddened to learn about the demise of our colleague, Alhagie Colley, a Senior Reporter for West Coast Radio. Kolley, who died this afternoon at the Sharab Hospital in Kanifing, was a courageous journalist dedicated to reporting on the lives and livelihoods of the poor, disadvantaged […]
Fatoumatta: The Gambian private media fought twenty-two years of former president Yahya Jammeh’s military turned civilian autocracy and suffered brutal persecutions, nocturnal arson attacks, torture, and death threats without compromising their reputation and professional integrity; those days, Gambian journalists under a despot played a heroic role in fighting for the […]
Mamudu: According to a report compiled by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), the Gambian media has tremendously progressed; in 2022, the World Press Freedom Index report favorably moved the Gambia in its rankings to the 50th position compared to two years ago from 80th out of 189 countries. Amid a worldwide […]