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This is a list of newspapers currently published in The Gambia. [1] [2] Daily. The Daily Observer; The Point; Today Newspaper ... Freedom Newspaper – online; The ...
In 2010, Saine was named a World Press Freedom Hero by the International Press Institute. He is the third West African to have won the title, following Kenneth Best (Liberia) and Freedom Neruda (Côte d'Ivoire). Saine described the award as a morale-booster and "an inspiration for journalists who are fighting for freedom of the press and the ...
The Gambia Press Union then published a statement criticizing the lack of press freedom in Gambia, the stalled progress of the investigation, and the president's remarks, which the union called "inappropriate". [12] [13] The statement ran in The Point and a weekly newspaper, Foroyaa, on June 11. [12]
Madi Ceesay is a Gambian journalist. He served as president of the Gambia Press Union, and was imprisoned and harassed for his journalistic work.According to the US-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Ceesay's work has provided critical support for freedom of the press in Gambia, where journalists were frequently imprisoned and attacked.
The World Press Freedom Index (WPFI) is an annual ranking of countries compiled and published by Reporters Without ... Gambia (058) 65.53 (046) 71.06 (050) 69.25 (085 ...
During his legal career, Bai Modi possessed a reputation among the Gambian press as the champion and defender of free speech and the freedom of the press. [1] According to Gambian tradition, he represented all social classes, from the upper echelons of Gambian society to the poorest. [ 1 ]
In 2020, she received the Gambia Press Union Press Freedom Hero Award and in 2021, the Deyda Hydara Award for Press Freedom for her work on impunity and Legacy in Activism Award by SheAwards Gambia in 2023 She is an Amujae Leader 2023 of the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development.
In response to his suppression of the press and media in the Gambia, various online newspapers and radio stations were established by self-exiled Gambian journalists to publicise alleged government atrocities. These include Freedom Newspaper, The Gambia Echo and Gainako. [27] Jammeh also saw through legislation to restrict the activities of the ...