GPU Welcomes Release of Six Journalists
"We salute their courage, perseverance and determination of personal sacrifice as a contribution to our fight for media and its related freedoms in The Gambia."
GPU 6 Released on Presidential Pardon
All six Gambian journalists who were Thursday August 6, convicted and imprisoned on six counts of defamation and sedition were yesterday, September 3 released on Presidential pardon.The six, Sarata Jabbi-Dibba, Emil Touray and Pa Modou Faal, GPU vice president, secretary general and treasurer respectively, Pap Saine and Ebou Sawaneh, Publisher and Editor of the Point Newspaper, Sam Sarr, Editor, Foroyaa newspaper who were released yesterday...
A new position of Executive Director is vacant
A new position of Executive Director, Gambia Press Union Secretariat is vacant.
The position will be funded by the recently approved capacity building project “Media for development – Development for media”
GPU condemns conviction, imprisonment of six journalists
The Gambia Press Union vehemently condemns the conviction, jailing and heavy fines, today of six Gambian journalists, three of whom are members of the Union Executive, Emil Touray; secretary general; Sarata Jabbi Dibba, vice president and Pa Modou Faal, treasurer; Pap Saine and Ebou Sawaneh, The Point’s publisher and editor respectively; And Sam Sarr, editor, Foroyaa newspaper.The group have been convicted of all six counts and sentenced to two...
US Senate: Manneh is a prisoner of conscience
"Release the Reporter," the US Senate addresses the Gambian President. Read the comments in this PDF-file.
Chief Manneh Still Missing
- Ebriba Manneh
- F. Jaw Manneh
Journalist Chief Ebrima Manneh of the Daily Observer who was last seen when he reported for work on July 7, 2006 is still missing.
Despite several attempts by his family, the GPU, concerned international organisations to locate his whereabouts or to get the State to release him as there have been claims of sightings of him at various Police Stations across the country, State Security Apparatus’ deny knowledge of his whereabouts or continued detention.
In June 2007, the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), filed a complaint at the sub-regional Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Abuja, Nigeria to compel the Gambia Government to unconditionally release Manneh or to answer for his arrest and subsequent detention.
Judgment on the case which was expected to be delivered on January 31, 2007 has been deferred several times as key witnesses (2 National Intelligence Agents alleged to have arrested Manneh and five other state security personnel) from The Gambia have failed to appear before the Courts despite summons’ sent to them through the Gambia High Commission in Abuja.
The MFWA is a regional independent, non-profit, non-governmental organization based in Accra. It was founded in 1997 to defend and promote the rights and freedom of the media and all forms of expression.
Fatou Jaw Manneh’s Trial continues
by LAMIN NJIE
The protracted sedition trial of Fatou Jaw Manneh, a Gambian journalist based in the United States Wednesday, April … continued before principal Magistrate Buba Jawo of the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court.
GPU gets new executive
On Saturday March 22, the general body of the Gambia Press Union massively elected outgoing Secretary General, Ndey Tapha Sosseh into the office of president.
Ms Sosseh emerged winner follwoing a caontest against the The Point’s Ebrima Sawaneh. The two were nominated when Madi Ceesay, outgoing President announced at the Union’s triennial Congress Saturday that he would not run for a second term.
The President elect told journalists that her executive would focus on “ capacity building and intensive training programmes for journalists, self regulation in the industry, a constitutional (GPU) review and championing the cause of press freedom.
The members of the new GPU executive include first and second vice president, Modou Nyang and Sarata Jabbie Dibba; Secretary General, Emil Touray; first and second Assistant Secretary General, Lamin Njie and Madi Njie; Treasurer, Pa Modou Faal; And two copted members , Amie Sanneh and Buya Jammeh.
The Congress, chaired by Swaebou Conateh was held at the President’s Awards Scheme Bakau and elections were conducted by the Independent Electoral Commission.
GPU response
Read the open letter to the President
