Journalist Jobe, Bittaye freed of sedition charges

The deputy editor-in-chief of the Daily Observer newspaper has been imprisoned since his arrest in February 2013. 

Prosecutors cut one of six charges against editor Jobe

 

Daily Observer Editor Alagie Jobe has been in State custody since his arrest in February 2013

The Gambia: Court ‘undecided’ on journalist Jobe’s bail request

Daily Observer Editor Alagie Jobe will know fate of bail request on March 26, 2013

Sedition hearing for editor of pro-government daily: Tuesday

Alagie Jobe denied all six charges and was not represented by a counsel on his first appearance before the lower court (Photo Source: Uknown)

NIA Releases Gambian Journalist, Baboucarr Ceesay

Gambian Journalists’ leader Mr Ceesay is released

Gambian journalists’ leader Baboucarr Ceesay has been released by the country’s spy agency, the NIA, around 6pm today, Front Page International (FPI) can confirm.

Ceesay was arrested and detained for the second time in six months on Friday, March 8, 2013 - this time by the National Intelligence Agency (NIA).

The Gambia: Journalist Baboucarr Ceesay Arrested Under Gloomy Circumstance, Detained Again

Baboucarr Ceesay, GPU’s 1st Vice President