However, the Union warned that journalists continue to face intimidation, arrests, assaults and restrictive laws that undermine media independence and freedom of expression. The GPU cited several incidents involving journalists over the past year, including the arrest of Sheriff Conteh of In-depth Media and Alieu Ceesay of The Alkamba Times while covering a peaceful protest in Banjul in May 2025. During the same protest, photojournalist Matarr J…
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