EU GOVERNANCE PROJECT: First step to foster democracy, human rights in Gambia

EUD Offices in The Gambia

“Today’s workshop is the first step in an important programme to foster democracy and human rights, Madam Agnes Guillaud, Chargée d’affaires, EU Delegation to The Gambia said on November 1 during a stakeholders meeting on “Journalists and the Media” held in Bakau.

“The Journalists and the Media Project” is a component of the European Union Delegation (EUD) and Gambian Government joint Governance Programme. 

GPU boycotts forum meant to discuss way forward for media

Emil Touray, GPU President

Members say nothing warrants such a decision 
     
(Gambia News Online) - The leadership of the Gambia Press Union (GPU) has decided to boycott stakeholders’ forum in which it’s invited as a “main stakeholder” to discuss the preliminary report that gives an overview of the findings on the situation of the journalists and media in The Gambia.  

Gambia negates the very essence of right to free-expression: ARTICLE19

ARTICLE 19 Regional Representative for West Africa Fatou Jagne Senghore

The multinational free expression advocacy agency, ARTICLE19 on Tuesday called on the Gambian police to immediately drop all charges brought against two journalists that were detained while trying to apply for necessary permission to protest against recent executions.