Amnesty International has expressed concern about the continuous use of vague criminal legal provisions to stifle freedom of expression in The Gambia and called on the Gambia government to drop all charges against journalists Musa Sheriff and Momodou Justice Darboe.
The two were arrested for reporting that the president plans to quit, as President Barrow tells UN conference Gambia is a bastion of press freedom.The two were arrested for reporting that the president plans to quit, as President Barrow tells UN conference Gambia is a bastion of press freedom.
Momodou Darboe wrote an article published Monday in The Voice newspaper claiming that President Adama Barrow was “working on an exit plan” ahead of the 2026 election.
The article’s headline claimed that Barrow had chosen businessman Muhammed Jah as his “successor”.
