Tag: Yusef Taylor

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CPJ: Gambian police attack, detain journalist Yusef Taylor

By the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Abuja, August 3, 2022 – Gambian authorities should swiftly investigate and hold to account the police officers who harassed journalist Yusef Taylor, drop any charges against the journalist, and allow him to work freely, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday. On July […]

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GPU Statement on the Arbitrary Arrest of Journalist Yusef Taylor Fajara, 7 July, 2022

PRESS STATEMENT: The Gambia Press Union (GPU) has received official reports that on the 5th of July 2022, Yusef Taylor, a journalist who is also the Editor-in-Chief of Gainako Online, was arbitrarily arrested and reportedly charged with “obstructing a police officer in the execution of his duty”. Mr. Taylor was […]