Gambia - Authorities use trial to continue persecuting radio journalist

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders condemns the continuing harassment of Teranga FM radio manager Alagie Sisay, who is being tried on charges of sedition. After 28 days of illegal detention, Sisay began being tried on 4 August but the trial has already been adjourned 11 times in the past six weeks and only two of the 11 sessions have been used to hear witnesses while the other nine were given over to hearing and systematically rejected requests for his release on bail. Sisay is accused of using (...)

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