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The Alleged Police Brutality

Tuesday, October 07, 2008

Who tortured Mr Abdoulie Faye while in detention? Mr Fayetold a stunned Magistrate Pa Harry Jammeh that about seven CIDofficers beat him up while he...

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Guinea ALERT: Journalist briefly detained for covering police interrogation

africa » guinea » conakry

Monday, September 29, 2008

Traore Facely, a reporter of Familia FM, a privately-owned radio station was on September 24, 2008 arrested and briefly held in the custody of the...

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Mali ALERT: Newspaper journalist detained overnight

africa » mali » bamako

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Sidiki Doumba, journalist with Les Echos, a Bamako-based independent newspaper was on September 20, 2008 arrested and detained overnight at a police...

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Gambia ALERT: Newspaper publisher detained again, ordered to stop publication

africa » gambia » banjul

Friday, September 19, 2008

Abdul Hamid Adiamoh, publisher and editor of Today, a privately-owned Banjul-based newspaper, who is standing trial for allegedly “publishing with...

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Senegal ALERT: Detained editor refused bail, charged with criminal offences

africa » senegal » dakar

Sunday, September 07, 2008

El Malick Seck, editor-in-chief of 24 Heures Chrono, a Dakar-based daily newspaper who has been in detention, since his arrest on August 28, was on...

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Gambia ALERT: Newspaper publisher detained again, court grants him bail

africa » gambia » kanifing

Saturday, August 30, 2008

Abdul Hamid Adiamoh, publisher and editor of Today, a privately-owned, Banjul-based newspaper was arrested for the third time on August 26, 2008 and...

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Gambia ALERT: Police detain Nigerian publisher overnight, search his house and confiscate his reside

africa » gambia » banjul

Sunday, August 17, 2008

Abdoul Hamid Adiamoh, Nigerian publisher and editor of Today, a privately-owned Banjul-based, newspaper previously accused by the police of...

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Bench warrant for alleged impersonator, surety

africa » gambia » bundung

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

The Bundung Magistrates Court, presided over by Magistrate BO Jobe, on Monday, issued a bench warrant for the immediate arrest and detention of one...

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Gambian magistrate to acquit all people detained without charge for 72 hours

africa » gambia » brikama

Saturday, July 19, 2008

Ayoub John Njie, a magistrate in Brikama, Gambia, has said that he will acquit all people detained for 72 hours without charge, due to the fact that...

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SOLDIERS ARREST 23 ILLEGAL MIGRANTS

africa » gambia » bakau

Friday, June 20, 2008

At least 23 illegal migrants were on Tuesday evening, arrested by members of the Gambia Armed Forces (GAF), at the Ceesay Garage in Bakau Newtown,...

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